Chenliu County, Henan.
The origin of "Ruan"
1. Originated from the surname Yan, which comes from the Ruan State, a prince of the Shang Dynasty after the Gaotao family. It is a surname named after the country. This is the main origin of the Chinese Ruan family. 2. Derived from the place name, it comes from Jiuruan County during the Qin Dynasty, and is a surname based on the name of the city. 3. The surname Shi was changed. According to the records of "Southern History", at the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, some people with the surname Shi changed their surname to Ruan. 4. Originated from the surname Ji, which came from the official Fengyou, the son of Zheng Guogong during the Spring and Autumn Period. He changed his surname to a surname for some reason. 5. Originated from the Nguyen Phuc surname, which comes from the lineage of Annan monarchs during the Ming Dynasty. It is a compound surname simplified into a surname in provincial culture. 6. The surname Li was changed. There was a Li Dynasty in Vietnam during the 11th and 12th centuries (historically called the Later Li Dynasty to distinguish it from the former Li Dynasty in the 6th century). It was later usurped by Chen Shoudu. The excuse of the emperor of the Chen Dynasty who usurped the throne? People with the surname Li. Originally named Nguyen, he ordered all people with the surname Li in Vietnam to change their surname to Nguyen, which greatly increased the population of the Nguyen surname.
Migration distribution
The Ruan surname originated from Jingchuan, Gansu, and spread from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, gradually spreading to Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei and other places. Those who appear in the annals of history include the Ruan family from Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and Ruan Wengzhong from Qin during the First Emperor's reign. Ruan Ancestral Hall, Huangsha Town, Tongshan County, Hubei Province. During the late Han, Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ruan surnames emerged in large numbers in Chenliu County and gained a distinguished reputation. During the Yongjia Rebellion, Ruan Xian's son Ruan Fu, his son Ruan Xiu, and brothers Ruan Fang and Ruan Yu of the Ruan Xiu clan left Chen Liu and moved south to avoid the rebellion. Ruan Xiu was killed on the way, and his family, Ruan Fu and others arrived in present-day Jiangsu. In Nanjing, Ruan Yu lived in seclusion in Yanshan, Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) because he had no intention of pursuing an official career, and a branch of the Ruan family moved to Hepu, Guangxi. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people with the Ruan surname who fled from chaos in Jiangsu and Zhejiang still produced numerous celebrities and high-ranking officials. During this period, the Ruan surname gradually settled in Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and other places due to reasons such as being in official positions, avoiding chaos, getting promoted, and making a living. Some Ruan surnames also entered Vietnam, and it is still a common surname in Vietnam today. In addition, Xuwen, a general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties and a native of Hepu, was defeated in the conquest of Linyi State (now central and southern Vietnam), and his descendants settled in Suixi. After the unification of the Sui Dynasty, some people with the Ruan surname from the Southern Dynasties moved back to the north. The introduction of the Ruan surname into Fujian began in the Tang Dynasty. According to the "Ruan Genealogy", Ruan An of Chenliu County was appointed Shaowu's eunuch in the fourth year of Tianyou (970) and moved to Sui'an Zuojie Alley, becoming the first ancestor to enter Fujian. It was passed down to Ruan Wenfu for the sixth generation, and he moved to Shangjinxianfang Guanzhenshang in Ninghua, Tingzhou, Fujian around the time of the Northern Song Dynasty. During the late Tang and Five Dynasties, people with the Ruan surname settled in Sichuan and Guangdong. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a branch of the Ruan family living in Min County (now Fuzhou, Fujian Province) moved north to Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). In the Southern Song Dynasty, this branch of the Ruan family produced the only number one scholar in the history of the Ruan family? Ruan Dengbing. In addition, Ruan Sicong, a native of Gushi, Guangzhou (now part of Henan), moved to Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). In the early Ming Dynasty, Shanxi Ruan surnames were relocated to Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and other places as residents of Hongdong Dahuai tree. After the middle of Ming Dynasty, some people crossed the sea to Taiwan. After the Kangxi and Qian dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, there were people named Ruan from Shandong who broke into Guandong and reached the three northeastern provinces. Today, the Ruan surname is widely distributed in China, especially in Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Hubei and other provinces. The population of Ruan surname now ranks 189th in China.
Ruan Yu: (approximately 165-212), a writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", courtesy name Yuan Yu, a native of the Chen Liuwei family (now the Wei family in Henan), and served as a memorial to Cao Cao's Sikaong Army. He is good at wine, keeping notes, can write poems, and is good at writing calligraphy and writing. He has "The Collection of Ruan Yuanyu".
Ruan Ji: (210-263), a litterateur and celebrity in the Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period, with the courtesy name Sizong, a native of the Chen Liuwei family (now the Wei family in Henan Province), and one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest". He is well-read, especially Zhuang Lao, who has "Collection of Ruan Sizong". He has more than 80 "Poems of Praise of Love", which are quite famous.
Ruan Lingyu: (1910-1935), an early Chinese film star, whose original name was Ruan Fenggen, and whose scientific name was Ruan Yuying. A native of Zuobuguan Village, Nanlang, Xiangshan, Guangdong (now Zhongshan), he was born in Shanghai on April 26, 1910. Because his father, who was a worker, died young, he worked with his mother as a domestic servant when he was a child. On Mother's Day, she cut down on food and clothing so that she could go to school and study at Shanghai Chongde Girls' Middle School. In 1926, in order to make a living on his own and support his mother, he was admitted to the Shanghai Star Film Company and starred in his debut film "The Famous Couple", which marked his entry into the film industry.