Anding County: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established a county with its seat in Gaoping (now Guyuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region). Its jurisdiction is equivalent to the present-day Pingliang area of ??Gansu Province and the western part of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Wuling County: Settled by Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, the administrative seat was Yiling, in the south of Xupu County, Hunan Province today. Its jurisdiction includes present-day southwestern Hubei, western Hunan, and parts of Guizhou and Guangxi. Later he moved to Linyuan (now west of Changde).
The Wu surname is a common surname today and is widely distributed. It accounts for about 0.11% of the Han population in the country, ranking 121st.
The origin of "武"
The surname Wu (Wǔ) has two origins: 1. It comes from the surname Mi. After Wu Xu, a minister of the Yellow Emperor, he was named after his ancestor. According to "Xuannv Art of War", when the Yellow Emperor was the leader of the tribe, there was a minister named Wu Xu under him, and his descendants took the ancestor's surname to form the Wu family. Wu Xu was the ancestor of the Wu surname that later became a prominent family in Chu State. During the Spring and Autumn Period, King Zhuang of Chu had a favorite named Wu Shen, who was a descendant of Wu Xu. 2. Among the Hui people, there is the Wu family.
Got the surname of the ancestor
Wu Xu. Many scholars in later generations believe that the surname Wu is derived from the Wu Shen of the Chu state in the late Spring and Autumn Period. For example, it is said in the book "Surname Compilation": "The doctor Wu Shen of Chu was born in Ju, and She was born in Luxury, and She was born in Shang, Yuan, the word Yuan. Zixu went to Wu, and his son was the Wangsun family and went to Qi?, which is the most obvious example. The book "A Survey of Surnames" traces the origin of the Wu surname back to the more ancient Huangdi era. The book says this: With the surname Mi, Huang Di’s ministers had Wu Xu. When he saw Xuannv’s art of war, he should be the beginning of the Wu family. He looked out for Anding and Wuling. ?According to this theory, people with the surname Wu existed as early as 5,000 years ago. As for whether the Wu Zixu family of Chu State was descended from this official of the Yellow Emperor, scholars in the past have not been able to prove it due to the lack of documents. However, there is no explanation in the history books about how the Wu family of Chu State got its surname. Therefore, it does not seem absolutely impossible to say that the Wu family of Chu State was inherited from Wu Xu of the Yellow Emperor. In summary, Wu's surname has a long history, whether it comes from Wu Shen of the Chu State about 3,000 years ago, or from Wu Xu, a minister of the Yellow Emperor 5,000 years ago, but it is still unquestionable. . As for Wu Xu, a minister of the Yellow Emperor, due to the long history, future generations know that he is related to the "Xuan Nu Art of War", and other deeds can no longer be studied. Descendants of the Wu family regard Wu Xu as the ancestor of the Wu family.
Migration distribution
The surname Wu is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. The surname Wu has ancient origins. Legend has it that the surname Wu originated in ancient times. The Yellow Emperor had a minister named Wu Xu, and his descendants were very prosperous. His descendants took the "Wu" in his name as their surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an official named Wu Shen (ancestor of Wu Zixu) in the Chu State, and his descendants took the "Wu" in his name as their surname. This surname Wu originated from the surname Mi of the royal family of Chu State. The Wu surname developed into a prominent family in Liangguo County, and was known as Liang Guowang in the world. Surname Zuan: after Dr. Wu Shen of Chu. A brief review of the surname: Wu Xu, one of Huangdi's ministers, saw Xuannv's art of war and should be the beginning of the Wu family. Whether they are Han Chinese or ethnic minorities, they all actually have the same ancestor, Wu Zixu. After carefully studying the Wu family tree, folklorists believe that although Wu Zixu was born in Hubei, the earliest and most important birthplace of the Wu family in ancient times is Changde, Hunan. There are also people surnamed Wu among the Miao people in western Hunan. The Wu surname is a common surname today and is widely distributed. It accounts for about 0.11% of the country's Han population, ranking 121st. Especially in Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong, there are many people with this surname. The Wu surname in these three provinces accounts for about 64% (omitted) of the Han population with the Wu surname in the country.
Hall name
Xiaoyoutang: Filial piety means filial piety to parents, and friendship means love to brothers. Wu Yuan in the Spring and Autumn Period, named Zixu, his father was the Taifu of King Ping of Chu; his elder brother Wu Shang was a senior official of the Chu State, and both father and son were loyal ministers. King Ping believed the slander and killed his father and brother. Wu Yuan fled to the state of Wu and helped King Wu attack Chu, destroying the state of Chu in one fell swoop. At that time, King Ping of Chu had been dead for many years, so the soldiers dug up his grave and beat his bones with more than three hundred lashes to avenge his father and brother. In addition, the main church names of the surname Wu are: "Ming Fu Tang", "Dun Mu Tang", "Wu Ben Tang", "En Yuan Tang", "Anding Tang", "Zhao Ji Tang", "Yi Chu Tang", ?Shudetang?, ?Dunxutang? etc.
Wu Fu: courtesy name Tianxi, was a native of Linchuan in the Ming Dynasty. He was elected during the Zhengtong period and served successively as the Jiaoyu of Xianning and the deputy envoy of Ancha in Shaanxi. Wu Fu has a noble style, elegant poetry, and is also good at calligraphy. He has compiled "Xianning County Chronicles", "Shaanxi General Chronicles", "Pingye Compilation", "Sanwu Water Conservancy Theory", "Nanshan Jushi Collection", "Yunfeng" "Qing Shang Ji".
Wu Tingfang: (1842-1922) courtesy name Wenjue, alias Zhiyong, a native of Xinhui, Guangdong Province. The creation of Chinese and foreign newspapers was the beginning of daily newspapers in China. He studied law in England and served as the minister of law revision in the Qing Dynasty, introducing criminal law for the people and ushering in a new era of Chinese law. The Wuchang Uprising initiated the abdication of the Qing emperor, and the civilian army was elected as the peace representative. Later, he successively served as Justice Minister, Acting Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister, etc. Chen Ming rebelled and died in anger.