Tianshui County: Set up during the Western Han Dynasty, it is equivalent to the area east of Tianshui and Longxi in Gansu Province today.
The origin of "Shen"
The surname Shen (Sh?n) has two origins: 1. From Qin Hua After li, take the surname of the ancestor as the surname. Qin Huali during the Spring and Autumn Period was a disciple of Mozi, and his nickname was Shenzi. His descendants took his name as their surname, forming the surname Shen. 2. Comes from the surname Mi, named after the town. During the Spring and Autumn Period, some of the descendants of Bai Gongsheng, the crown prince of Chu State, were granted the title of Shen Yi. His descendants took the name of the town as their surname and were called Shen. According to the "A Survey of Surnames", during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a place in the Chu State called Shen County, which was the town of Baigong. Later people took the land as their surname and looked out to the sky and water. According to historical literature research, Shenyi in the Chu Dynasty was located in the northwest of Yingshang County, Anhui Province today. The famous family lived in Tianshui County (southwest of today's Tongwei County, Gansu Province).
The ancestor of the surname
Qin Huali. Shen was a student of Mozi, a famous thinker from the Wei state during the Warring States Period. His name was Qin Quli, which means Qin Huali, and his courtesy name was Shenzi. His descendants took his last name as their surname to commemorate him. A scholar of the Legalist school during the Warring States Period. From the point of view of "abandoning knowledge and abandoning oneself", Zhao Guoren proposed the rule of law politics, and regarded the power of the monarch as the power of enforcing the law. He believed that with power and law, an ordinary monarch could rule by doing nothing. The world is gone. There are seven existing works of "Shenzi". According to the record in "Shang You Lu": "Qin Huali, whose courtesy name is Shenzi, takes this character as his surname." ?So the descendants of the Shen family respected Qin Huali as the ancestor of the surname Shen.
Migration distribution
The surname Shen is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. There are two theories about the origin of the Shen family. One theory is that the Shen family is passed down from Qin Huali, a student of Mozi in the Wei state during the Warring States Period. Since Qin Huali's character is "Shenzi", his descendants use the character Wangfu as his character. His surname is Shen. "Shang You Lu" records: "Qin Huali, whose courtesy name is Shenzi, takes this character as his surname." ?One theory is that the Shen family takes the land as its surname. According to the Records of Surnames, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a place in the Chu State called Shen County, which was the town of Baigong. Later people took the land as their surname and looked out to the sky and water. According to historical literature research, Shenyi in the Chu Dynasty was located in the northwest of Yingshang County, Anhui today. The famous family lived in Tianshui County (southwest of today's Tongwei County, Gansu Province).
Universal Couplet for the Ancestral Hall of the Surname Shen
〖Four-Character Universal Couplet for the Ancestral Hall of the Surname Shen〗Looking out of the sky; originated from Shenyi . ?The Anonymous Ancestral Ancestral Hall with the Surname Surname General Lian Lian Dian refers to the origin and county hope of the surname Shen (see the introduction in the headings "1. Origin of the Surname" and "4. County Hope Hall Number").
He resigned to adopt his mother; but he tried to come back. ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen written by an anonymous person refers to Shen Zhili, a native of Xin'an in the early Northern Song Dynasty. When he was eighteen years old, he was appointed as the secretary-general by Qian Chu, King of Wuyue. After entering the Song Dynasty, he served as Hongluqing and Xingyuan magistrate. Later, he resigned from office because his mother was old and he was called a filial son. From childhood to old age, he was eager to learn all his life. Every time he read the Five Classics, he must sit upright and never slack off. The second couplet refers to Shen Dongmei, a native of Qiantang in the Song Dynasty, named Boyun, who was wild and unwilling to be restrained. I once went to the capital to take an examination. When I saw the strictness of the examination hall, I said: "Is this how we should treat all the scholars in the world?" ?So, he walked away. During the Jiayou period, he was recommended by Prime Minister Han Qi to serve as an official in the court. He is talented in literature, can write poems, and is good at calligraphy. His writing is elegant and does not cater to the fashion of the times.
Yinfan Tianshui; virtue is built into the river. ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen written by an anonymous person indicates that the famous family with the surname Shen lived in Tianshui County. Xia Lian Dian refers to Shen Yue, a good official in the Song Dynasty. He knew the Jianchang Army in Kangding. His administration was general, clear but not harsh, and the people respected him.
Governmental administration and prestige; academic and criminal names. The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen, written by an anonymous person, refers to the Song Dynasty. Shen Yue knew the Jianchang Army, and it was both powerful and beneficial, and the people were all virtuous. Xia Lian Dian refers to the Spring and Autumn Period. Shen Daochang was a Han doctor and engaged in the study of punishment and names.
?Anonymously written, the general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen refers to the legalist Shen who came from the Zhao state during the Warring States Period.
He learned Huang Lao's moral skills and invented the preface to his purpose. He advocated "adhering to the law and dealing with the situation", "governing by doing nothing", starting from "abandoning knowledge and getting rid of oneself". He wrote twelve treatises, which were forty-two chapters, named "Shenzi" 》. The lower couplet states that Shen Meng, a Jinshi from Jiajing of the dynasty, had the courtesy name Shanquan and was a native of Gui'an. The official came to supervise the censor. There is "A List of Famous Mountains and Scenic Spots in the World".
〖Seven or above universal couplets for the ancestral hall of the surname Shen〗
To wish for the husband forever, to harmonize the couple; to resign from office and adopt the mother , forever known as Jinshen. ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen written by an anonymous person refers to the Tang Dynasty? Yan Guan and his wife Shen were expelled because they had no heirs. Shen wrote a poem and said: ?It is Gufan who left from now on and accidentally went up to the watchtower platform. ?Guan Fu was sad and became a couple again. The second line refers to the Song Dynasty. Shen Zhili's strange mother resigned from office, and the Jin gentry praised her as filial piety.
A poet in the Song Dynasty, he was a man of adventure; ?The general couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen written by an anonymous person refers to the Shidian of Shen Boyun, a poet from the Song Dynasty. The xialiandian refers to the cautionary affairs code during the Warring States Period.
He treated scholars with contempt, but brushed off his clothes but tried; he rejected the theory of fragmentation and wrote a book. ?Anonymously written, the common couplet of the ancestral hall with the surname Shen is the first couplet referring to the Shendong Meishi Dian of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the second couplet refers to the Shendao Shidian.