Prefecture Dunqiu County: A county established during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, which is equivalent to the area around Junxian County, Henan Province today.
The origin of "Si"
The surname Si (Sī) has six origins: 1. Shennong was the leader of the ancient tribe. At that time, there was a minister specializing in divination named Si Guai. His descendants took Si as their surname and were called the Si family. See "Yuan Ming Bao". 2. It comes from taking the surname of ancestor as the surname. According to "Zuo Zhuan", during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a doctor named Sicheng in the state of Zheng, and his descendants took their ancestor's surname as their surname. A branch of the Si family. 3. Comes from taking a person’s name as a surname. According to "Tongzhi? Clan Briefing", in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a senior official in the Jin State, Shu Hu, who was granted the title of Qie and established the Qie State. There were ministers and ministers under him, and the surname was also Si. 4. Comes from the official name. According to "Shang You Lu", in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an earl of Cheng Guo, who was called Cheng Bo at that time. When Cheng Bo retired from his father, he was a Sima officer of the Zhou royal family. He was granted the official clan by the Emperor of Zhou, and his descendants were given the surname Si. 5. It also comes from taking the official name as a surname. According to the "Shiben", in the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Ling of the Wei State had a son named Ying, and his descendants became Sikou of the Wei State. Their descendants took their official surnames, and their surname was Sikou. Sikohai was his descendant, and was later changed to the single surname Si. 6. Changed from the simplification of compound surnames. Historically, the compound surnames were Side, Sikong, Sigong, Situ, Sicheng, etc. Their descendants also changed their surnames to the single surname Si, and were called the Si family.
Hall name
Huaiyou Hall: During the Song Dynasty, Si Chao trained in the Shuzhou regiment and made many military exploits. In Caizhou and He served as an official in Jiangzhou, Zhengzhou, Qizhou and other places. These places are all on the right side of the Huaihe River. He is familiar with the dangers of Huaiyou's rivers and mountains, so he is always victorious in every battle.
The ancestor was given the surname
Yu Shun. "Si Yi" is the name of an ancient official position. It began in the Tang Dynasty and Yu Zhi more than 4,000 years ago. It is responsible for the management of people, land education and other matters. The title of Situ has been different in the past dynasties. For example, in the pre-Qing Dynasty, the Minister of Hubu was called Da Si Yi. According to the records in "Historical Records" and "Tongzhi Clan Briefing", Yu Shun was a Siyi official in the Yao period. Some of his descendants took their official surnames and were called the Siyi clan. The famous family lived in Zhao County (today's Zhao County, Hebei Province). This is the hometown and birthplace of the Si Yi family. Therefore, the descendants of the Situ family regard Yu Shun as the ancestor of the surname Situ.
Migration distribution
The surname Si is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. There are different opinions on the origin of the surname Si, but they all agree that it comes from the official name. "Zuo Zhuan" says that during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a doctor Sicheng in the state of Zheng. It is recorded in "Tongzhi? Clan Brief" that the surname Si is after the minister of Zheng State, and the famous family comes from Dunqiu. The "Shang You Lu" says that Cheng Bolin's father served as a Sima in the Zhou Dynasty, and the Emperor of Zhou gave him an official family, so he got his surname. In addition, according to the records of "Shiben", the surname Si is the descendant of Ying, the son of Duke Linggong of Wei. Ying's descendants became Sikou of Wei State, so they took the surname Guan. According to the research of "A Study of Surnames", the earliest reproduction center of the Si family was Dunqiu in ancient times. This place name once appeared in the "Book of Songs". In the Spring and Autumn Period, Dunqiu was a town belonging to the Wei State. In the Warring States Period, it was changed to the Wei State. Its location is approximately to the west of Jun County, Henan Province. This is the birthplace of the descendants of the Si surname.
Universal couplets for the ancestral hall with the surname Si
〖Universal couplets with four characters for the ancestral hall with the surname Si〗
His surname is Qi Sima; he looks out at Dunqiu. ?The Anonymous Ancestral Hall General Lian Lian Dian with the Si surname refers to the origin and county prestige of the Si surname. (See the introduction of "1. Origin of surnames" and "4. County Wangtang No." in the title above)
Military achievements rank first; straight lines are recommended. ?The Anonymous Ancestral Ancestral Column with the surname of Si, in the general couplet, refers to Si Chao, a native of Yuancheng in the Northern Song Dynasty. He served as an official in the Later Han Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty. Due to his military exploits, he went to the Shuzhou regiment to train as an envoy. After returning to the Song Dynasty, he followed Taizu to challenge Ji Chongjin, and his military exploits ranked first among the generals. He served as an official in Cai, Jiang, Zheng and Qi states and made many military exploits.
Xia Lian Dian refers to Si Xiang, a native of Enzhou (now Hebei Province) in the Yuan Dynasty, with the courtesy name Gongxu and the name Li Zhai. Together with his younger brother Sima, he was a Jinshi in the first year of Zhizhi (1321). He went to Xingtai, Shaanxi Province to serve as the censor. He was upright and unscrupulous, and many court officials were afraid of him, so he was highly praised by people at the time. Later he resigned as a professor and many scholars came from all over the world. Every tool can be used to make a talent, and there is always a teacher.
〖Seven-character universal couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname of Si〗
Cai Xing was honored at the Spring Department; . Si Xiang was promoted to Jinshi along with his younger brother, and served as the imperial censor in Shaanxi Province. He was upright and upright during his tenure, and later resigned as a professor. He taught with kindness and kindness, and always succeeded in learning.
〖General couplet of more than seven words in the ancestral hall of the surname Si〗
The couplet of brothers has two powerful articles; Taoqian alone is rich , the country's scholars are unparalleled. ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Si written by an anonymous person refers to the Chaoshi Dian of Shuzhou Tuanlian Si in the Song Dynasty. Si Chao, a native of Yuancheng. He served in the Han Dynasty for several weeks and made many military exploits. He returned to the Song Dynasty and moved to Cai, Jiang, Zheng, Qi and other states. Because he had been in Huaiyou for a long time and knew the dangers of the country, he often made great achievements under his guidance. Si Chao and his younger brother were both celebrities at that time. Xialiandian refers to the Yuan Dynasty censor Si Xiang Shidian.
A home-based professor who is admired by Huanzhou; he detects diseases according to the pulse and cures them like a god. ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Si written by an anonymous person refers to Liangfu, the chief Confucian scholar in the Yuan Dynasty. He was a native of Daizhou and was dedicated to learning and practicing. A professor at home, he lectured on Cheng and Zhu's studies every day and was respected by everyone. The second couplet indicates that the famous doctor Sike was from Yangxin. Excellent medical skills, detecting diseases by pressing the pulse, and treating diseases like a god. Qilu Zongzhi.
The general troops of Xuanhua were victorious; the regiment training in Shuzhou was successful. ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname of Si written by an anonymous person refers to the Nine Classics of the General Military Division of the Qing Dynasty, with the courtesy name Shengdian and a native of Ningxia. During his life as a soldier, he conquered Sichuan, Yunnan, northern Saibei and Tibet, and reached the rank of commander-in-chief of Xuanhua. Xia Lian Dian refers to the Chaoshi Dian of Shuzhou Tuan Lian Si in the Song Dynasty.