I. Origin and history
1. According to Hundred Family Names, Ji is an ancient and rare surname in China, which originated in Shang Dynasty. According to legend, Ji's surname was derived from the sunflower planted by his son who was married and trustworthy.
2. Some statements about Ji's surname come from the fact that it was changed to "Ji" when the surname was changed. Historically, Ji surname is not a very common surname, but one of the few surnames in modern society.
Second, distribution.
Ji surname is widely distributed in China, but the total number is small, mainly distributed in northern China, such as Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and other provinces. Among them, Taiyuan City and Lvliang City are the areas with the largest population of Ji surname.
Third, celebrities
1, Qijiage: a modern bibliophile and collector in China, known as one of the representatives of "a family that helps the world".
2. Ji: Former Deputy Secretary of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, Governor and Party Secretary of Provincial Government. Used to be a sample of Taiyuan, and left on 20 1 1+0 1.
3. Ji Yuquan: China musician, one of the masters of blues performing arts.
4. Season: Famous critic, literary critic and memoir writer in Taiwan Province Province.
Expand knowledge-Ji surname
1. In addition to the above, Ji's surname has some characteristics, such as: family instructions of Ji's surname, "Ji's surname family" and so on. Among them, "Ji surname" refers to a large and widely distributed family whose ancestors are all surnamed Ji.
2. Ji family instructions are recorded in Ji's Genealogy, and its content is mainly to standardize and demand the traditional virtues of family members and the historical origin of the family.
3. In recent years, with the development of society and the emphasis on genealogy culture, more and more people named Ji began to actively explore their own family history and culture, and strengthened the cohesion and inheritance protection of the family named Ji.
4. For example, some clan members of the Ji family in Taiyuan, Lvliang and other places jointly established the "Ji Clan Association" and organized activities with the theme of family instruction and ancestor worship. So as to promote the contact and exchange between the members of the Ji clan and inherit and carry forward the Ji culture.
In a word, although Ji surname is one of the few surnames in modern society, as a surname with a history of more than 4,000 years, the culture and value behind it are very valuable, which deserves our attention and inheritance.