Family tree: also known as genealogy, genealogy, etc. It is a book that records a family's lineage and the deeds of important figures in the form of a genealogy. The following is what I have compiled for everyone for your reference. I hope it can help friends in need.
Zu family
Distribution area
The Qin Dynasty established Fanyang County, which is now Dingxing County, Hebei Province.
Historical origin
The origin of "ancestor"
The origin of the surname ancestral is directly related to the royal family of the Shang Dynasty. Among the names of the kings of the Yin and Shang dynasties, those with the character "zu" included Zu Yi, Zu Xin, Zu Ding, Zu Geng, Zu Jia, Zu Ji, etc. Some of their descendants took their temple names as their surnames, Zu. Zhongzongzu Yi was the most accomplished emperor among the above-mentioned Shang kings. He appointed Wu Xian as his prime minister, worked hard to govern, and revived the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, most people with the surname of Zhongzong today regard Zuyi as their ancestor. In addition, the founding monarch of the Shang Dynasty had Zhong Hui, the left prime minister during the Tang Dynasty. Some of Zhong Hui's descendants were named Zu Ji and Zu Yin, and some of their descendants also took the surname Zu. People with the surname of Zu once formed the prefectures such as Fan Yang. In contemporary times, there are also people with the surname of Zu among the Manchu, Yi, Dongxiang and other ethnic minorities.
The ancestor’s surname is the ancestor
The ancestor has already. The Zu family is a famous surname in Hebei Province. They are the descendants of the Yin and Shang royal families, the descendants of the ancient sage Shang Tang who has been respected for thousands of generations. The origin of the ancestral surname is recorded in books such as "Yuanhe Surname Collection" and "Surname Genealogy": "The surname of Zi is the surname of the Queen of Yin. The ancestors of the Yin kings A, B, Bing, and Dingzhi are the surnames of the common people. Yin has Zu Ji and Zu Yi, and Han has the surname Yan. Zu Yi, the founder of Zhuo County, looked out to Fan Yang. "During the 645 years that the Yin and Shang Dynasties ruled the world, there were 28 monarchs before and after. There were many monarchs named after Zu Yi, including the eleventh generation Zu Yi and the twelfth generation. Zu Xin of the 14th generation, Zu Ding of the 14th generation, Zu Geng of the 21st generation, etc. Who is the ancestor of the Chinese people whose ancestral surname is later generations? Most people think that they should be regarded as ancestors, because during the time of Wu Ding of the Yin Shang Dynasty, people with the surname Zu have been found in ancient books. They were the virtuous ministers Zuji who admonished the king with Taoism at that time. "Gaozong Tongri" in "Shu Jing" points out: "Gaozong sacrificed to make soup, and there were flying pheasants flying up to the ears of the cauldron to eat; the ancestors have taught the kings the instructions of Gaozong Tongri." According to this record, the ancestors of our country's ancestral family The surname has a history of at least 3,300 years. It can be seen that Zu is an ancient surname in my country, which was originally originated in Zhuo County. Zhuo County in ancient times was located in the area of ??Zhuo County in present-day Hebei Province. This place was the hometown of the ancestors. He had a very far-reaching connection with the Chinese nation. 5,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor and You fought in the wilderness of Zhuolu, and this was the place where the Chinese nation was able to thrive and grow. The famous family lived in Fanyang County (now Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province). Therefore, most of the descendants of the Zu family regard their ancestor as the ancestor of their surname.
Hall number
Zhuojun Hall, Jingzhao Hall, Fanyang Hall
Migration distribution
The total number of Zu family members in mainland China Neither China nor Taiwan Province is included in the top 300 surnames of one hundred families, but it is ranked 249th in the Song version of "One Hundred Family Surnames". Today's Shouguang County and Xiajin County in Shandong Province, Haidian District in Beijing City, Yingshan County, Shanghai City, Tianjin City in Hubei Province, Laoting County, Funing County, Xian County, Shen County, Xinle County, and Fu in Hebei Province Ning County, Dingxing County, Hengshui City, Yixian, Qinhuangdao City, Baoding City, Zhuozhou City, Laishui County, Nanjing City, Suzhou City, Fengqiao Zhiying Village in Jiangsu Province, Tongshan County, Huai'an City, Suqian City in Xuzhou City Sihong County, Haimen County, Kunshan City, and Funing County in Nantong City; Nanzhao County, Kaifeng City, Shangqiu City, Weihui County, Gushi County, and Xinxiang City in Nanyang City in Henan Province; Chizhou City, Anqing City, and Xiaozhou City in Anhui Province County, Songyang County, Chaohu City, Lujiang County (not just Lujiang County, my surname is from Chao District), Bengbu City, Chuzhou City, Suzhou City, Guangyuan County in Sichuan Province, Yongji County in Jilin City in Jilin Province , Siping City, Tonghua City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Changshou County in Chongqing City, Liuyang City in Hunan Province, Dehua County and Pucheng County in Fujian Province, Guiyang City, Weining County and Bijie City in Guizhou Province, Dongguan City in Guangdong Province Dongcheng District, Zhangye City in Gansu Province, Shenyang City in Liaoning Province, Xinglongtai District, Panjin City, Beizhen County, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan Province, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar People of the Zu clan are distributed in places such as China, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Family celebrities
Zu Chongzhi: Zi Wenyuan, a native of Fanyangji in the Southern Song Dynasty, was a famous scientist in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
He has made great achievements in studying mathematics, astronomy and mechanical manufacturing. Based on previous research, he was the first to calculate pi to the sixth decimal place between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, which was the most precise in the world at the time. He also proposed the calculation of density values, which was more than 1,000 years earlier than in Europe. Mathematics works include "Zhushu" and "Jiuzhangshu Yiyi", both of which have been lost. Based on mathematics and physics, he studied astronomical calendar and formulated a relatively accurate "Da Ming Calendar". He made thousands-mile boats, water mills and compasses.
Expansion: The origin and genealogy of the surname Wang
Wang family
Distribution area
Taiyuan County, Shanxi, Langye County, Shandong, Shandong Beihai County, Henan Chenliu County, Shandong Donghai County, Shandong Gaoping County, Shaanxi Jingzhao County, Gansu Tianshui County, Shandong Dongping County, Henan Xincai County, Henan Xinye County, Jiangsu Shanyang County, Hebei Zhongshan County, Hebei Zhangwu County, Donglai County in Shandong, Hedong County in Shanxi, Jincheng County in Gansu, Guanghan County in Sichuan, Tangyi County in Jiangsu, Henan County in Henan, Hejian County in Hebei, Ji County in Henan, Fengyi County in Shaanxi, and Yingzhou in Liaoning.
Historical origin
Origin of "王"
1. Comes from the surname Ji, who was born after King Wen of Zhou and took the royal title as his surname. After Bi Gonggao, the fifteenth son of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, they took Wang as their surname because they were originally from the royal family.
2. It comes from the surname Zi. It was named after Bigan, the prince of the Yin Shang Dynasty. According to the "Tongzhi Clan Brief", after the prince Bigan was killed during the Shang Dynasty, his descendants changed the prince's title from the surname "Zi" to the surname "Wang" in order to commemorate him, forming a different clan. Wang family.
3. Coming from the surname Gui, he is a descendant of King Tian He of Qi, and is named after the royal family. According to the records of "Tongzhi Clan Brief", it is said that after the ancient emperor Yushun, Guiman was granted the title of Chen by King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. It was passed down to Gongzi Wan, who fled to Qi State and changed his surname to Tian. His descendant Sun Tianhe became the king of Qi State. , known in history as "Tian clan on behalf of Qi". After Qi was destroyed, the descendants changed their surname from "Gui" to "Wang" as a royal family, and were called the Wang family.
4. Compound surnames are simplified. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, the royal families of various countries took refuge and scattered, and a small number of people with the Yi surname became kings.
5. The surname comes from the surname given or changed by Wang.
6. People from ethnic minorities have the surname Wang or change their surname to Wang.
The surname of the ancestor
Prince Jin, the prince of King Zhou Ling, whose real surname is Ji, the important surname of Wang is the surname of the ancestor. Later generations also called him Prince Jin and Wang Qiao.
Hall names
Twenty-one places, including Taiyuan Hall and Langya Hall, have the county name as their hall name. Sanhuaitang: Wang You of the Northern Song Dynasty, a native of Shenxian County, with the courtesy name Jingshu. He was extremely intelligent since he was a child. When he was young, he served as the magistrate of Wei County and Nanle County. After entering the Song Dynasty, he became the minister of the Ministry of War in his later years. He died more than a month after taking office at the age of 64. He was buried in Anfengli, Huazhou, Shaanxi, and was posthumously named Duke of Jin. According to legend, three locust trees and nine thorn trees were planted outside the palace of the Zhou Dynasty. When all the officials came to meet the emperor, the three princes stood facing the locust tree, and the nine ministers faced the thorns. In later generations, three locust trees were used to refer to the three official positions, and nine spines were used to refer to the nine ministers and hundreds of officials. Wang You planted three locust trees in the courtyard with his own hands, hoping to use the metaphor of the three locust trees to make his clan prominent. Later, the second son Wang Dan became the prime minister, and Sun Wangsu became the minister of the Ministry of Industry during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty. The Wang clan then called this Wang clan Sanhuai Wang clan and named the clan ancestral hall Sanhuai Hall. Wang You's great-grandson Wang Gong was outstanding in literary talent and was friendly with Su Shi. Su Shi wrote the "Inscription of Sanhuai Hall" for it. From then on, Sanhuai Hall became famous all over the world and became a common name for the descendants of the Wang family. There are also Shuanggui, Liuyu, Chengde, Wuguo, Baoshan, Jide, Cunhou, Dunmu, Yuqing, Zongde, Yanyi, Taiyuan, Tianquan, Yuanyuan, Huaizheng, Huaiyin, Shaoxing, Siming , Huaide, Wuxiao, Shaohuai, Xiaomu, Dunben, Xilei, Huaiming, Ziyi, Tinghuaitang, etc.
Migration distribution
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, people surnamed Wang basically lived in Ruicheng, Xia County, Pu County, Pinglu, Henan, Kaifeng, Yucheng, Huai County, Shaanxi, and Xianyang, Shaanxi. Zibo, Shandong and other places, while the descendants with the surname Wang moved from Weihui, Henan to Tianshui, Gansu, Dongping, Shandong, Xincai, Xinye, Jiaozuo and other places in Henan. During the Han Dynasty, the surname Wang of Yuancheng (today’s name in Hebei Province) began to appear after the new dynasty emperor Wang Mang; the surname Langya was founded by Wang Ji, the admonishing official of the Western Han Dynasty; the surname Taiyuan was divided into Jinyang branch (based on Wang Chang, Sikong of the Three Kingdoms), and Qixian branch (based on Wang Yun of the Eastern Han Dynasty).
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, brothers Wang Dao and Wang Dun, descendants of the Langya king, assisted Sima Rui in establishing the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Langya Wang family moved southward with their entire family, and they were known as "the king and his horse conquering the world". The Taiyuan Wang surnamed Qi County branch suffered a disaster when Sima Yi took over. When the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Chen Dynasty, the Langxie kings who originally served in the Southern Dynasties were moved to Guanzhong, Hebei, Hedong and other places. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, brothers Wang Chao and Wang Shenzhi moved south to Fujian and established the country of Fujian. As a result, Wang Shenzhi was known as "the first person to open up Fujian". After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, many people with the surname of Sanhuaiwang (named after Wang Yan, the magistrate of Liyang (now Junxian County, Henan Province) in the late Tang Dynasty) moved to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. One group in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, produced many talented people and became a prominent family. During the Ming Dynasty, the Shanxi people who gathered at the big locust tree in Hongdong were moved to Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu and other places. As a result, the King of Taiyuan and the King of Sanhuai were more widely distributed in the Central Plains. In addition, the king of Kai Min traveled across the ocean and sailed to Southeast Asia.
Family celebrities
Wang Hai: (late 20th century BC) also known as Zhen, a native of Shangqiu, Henan. He is the sixth-generation grandson of Yan Bo (Qi), the eldest son of Ming, and succeeded him as the leader of the Shang clan. He is one of the ancestors of the Yin people.
Wang Xu, also known as Gui Guzi, was the originator of political strategists and military educators during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He is the author of "Guiguzi's Art of War" and his disciples Su Qin and Zhang Yi.
Wang Zhaojun: given name Qiang, courtesy name Zhaojun, and nickname Haoyue. A native of Zigui, Nanjun, Western Han Dynasty. One of the four beauties in ancient China.
Wang Bao: Ziyuan, a native of the Western Han Dynasty, a writer, and a native of Shu. He is a famous writer of poems and poems in the history of our country. He has written sixteen poems such as "Sweet Spring" and "Dongxiao". He is also known as "Yuanyun" together with Yang Xiong.
Wang Mang, courtesy name Jujun (45 BC to AD 23), was a native of Yuancheng, Wei County (today's Daming County, Hebei Province). He was the founding emperor of the new dynasty and the king of the country's subjugation. The founder of a new dynasty in Chinese history.
Wang Xizhi, courtesy name Yishao (321~379 or 303~361). A native of Kuaiji (now Shaoxing), Zhejiang, his ancestral home is Linyi. Calligrapher and calligrapher of Jin Dynasty. Known as "Wang Youjun". He wrote many calligraphy works throughout his life, including his representative work "Preface to Orchid Pavilion".
Wang Xianzhi, courtesy name Zijing (344~386). A native of Kuaiji, Zhejiang, his ancestral home is Linyi. Calligrapher of Jin Dynasty. Wang Xizhi's seventh son. Together with his father, he is called the second king. His calligraphy works include "Yatou Wan Tie" and "Mid-Autumn Tie".
Wang Rong, Ziyuan Chang (467~493), was a Qi writer in the Southern Dynasties. Originally from Langye Linyi. Grandson of Wang Sengda. Wang Jian is a nephew. The young man was intelligent, knowledgeable and talented in literature. When he was young, he was promoted as a scholar and entered the good family of Xiao Zi, the king of Jingling. He was highly appreciated and became one of the "Eight Friends of Jingling".
Wang Bo, courtesy name Zian (649~676), was a native of Longmen, Jiangzhou, and a writer of the Tang Dynasty. One of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". His representative work is "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion".
Wang Zhihuan, courtesy name Ji Ling (688-742), was born in Jinyang, Taiyuan. He was a famous poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He wrote "Climbing the Stork Tower".
Wang Wei, courtesy name Mojie (701~761). His ancestral home is Qi, Taiyuan. A poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he is known as the "Poetry Buddha". He is the number one scholar and the ancestor of the Southern School of Painting.
Wang Changling, named Shaobo (698~756), was originally from Taiyuan. A famous frontier poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he was known as the "Sage of Seven Masters". "The moon shines brightly in Qin and closes in Han."
Wang Anshi, whose courtesy name was Jiefu (1021~1086), was named Banshan and was granted the title of Duke of Jing. A native of Linchuan, he was an outstanding politician, thinker, writer and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Wang Chongyang: (1112-1170), the founder of Quanzhen Taoism, a branch of Chinese Taoism, and was later revered as one of the five northern ancestors of Taoism.