A complete collection of Chinese surname totems
Li, Wang, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Zhao, Huang, Zhou, Sun and Wu , Xu, Hu, Zhu, Gao, Lin, He, Guo, Luo, Ma, Fan, Fang, Shi, Yao, Tan, Zou, Xiong, Liao Surnames: Jin, Lu, Hao, Kong, Bai, Cui, Kang, Mao, Qiu, Qin, Jiang, Shi, Gu, Hou, Shao, Meng, Long, Wan, Duan, Lei, Qian, Tang, Yin, Yi, Li, Chang, Wu, Qiao, He, Lai, Gong, Wen, Liang , Song, Zheng, Xie, Han, Tang, Feng, Yu, Dong, Xiao, Cheng, Cao, Yuan, Deng, Xu, Fu, Shen, Zeng Surnames: Peng, Lu, Su, Lu, Jiang, Cai, Jia, Ding, Wei, Xue, Ye, Yan, Yu, Pan, Du, Dai, The surnames are Xia, Zhong, Jiang, Tian, ??Ren and Jiang.
The so-called totem means that people in primitive times regard certain animals, plants or non-living things as their relatives, ancestors or protectors. It is believed that they have a supernatural power that protects them and also allows them to gain access to their powers and skills. In the eyes of primitive people, totem is actually a personified object of worship.
The current "surname totem" is the personal "creation" of Mr. Wang Dayou, a member of the Beijing Branch of the Chinese Artists Association. Mr. Wang Dayou hopes that everyone in the Chinese nation can understand the merits, achievements, family traditions, clan customs and national customs of their ancestors contained in the totem origin of the surname. And clearly understand their own position in inheriting Chinese civilization, so as to further become closer to their ancestors and cultural traditions.
Some experts believe that this kind of painting is only the artist's personal artistic creation and does not represent the views of the academic community. Experts believe that the origin of our country's surnames is actually very complicated, and some of them are related to totem worship. Some surnames are transformed from totems, and there is no systematic and complete explanation.
In an interview with Beijing Science and Technology News, Mr. Wang Dayou himself mentioned that the basis for his creation of surname totems was Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Bronze Inscriptions and the "Birds and Insects Book" of Chu State. There is no archaeological basis for the clan emblems on pottery and jades found in some unearthed cultural relics, as well as the folklore passed down orally.
Mr. Wang Dayou mentioned that if he could find all the information about a certain surname, he would strictly follow the writing methods in oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions and bird and insect books to create a totem of this surname. If all the information about the surname cannot be found, the missing gene part will be completed based on one's own research. For example, when creating the totem of the surname Li, he added the tiger because the tiger represents Shaohao, the ancestor of Gaotao, the ancestor of the surname Li. He believed that this could fully explain the origin of the totem of the surname Li.
However, Mr. Wang Dayou is also calm. When he created the totems of surnames, he also added some artistic elements, trying to make the totems representing each surname more beautiful, so that people can see themselves. People with the surname Totem like this pattern.