The origin of the Yuan family name is relatively pure, mainly derived from the surname Gui, after Yu Shun. According to legend, Shun, one of the five ancient emperors, was a descendant of Zhuan Xu. He got the surname Yao because he was born in Yao Xu (now northeast of Heze, Shandong). He also lived in Guirui River (today's Yongjinan, Shandong Province), so his descendants also had the surname Gui. Among the descendants with the surname Gui, there is Chen Human, who was named Chenhou after King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty (the capital was built in Wanqiu - today's Huaiyang, Henan Province). The 11th generation grandson of Guiman, the Duke of Chen Hu, had a man named Zhu. Bo Yuan, his grandson Tao Tu, was named after his grandfather and was called the Yuan family. In the Spring and Autumn Period, he was the hereditary minister of the state of Chen. Since the character "爰" had the same pronunciation as the characters "Yuan, Yuan, Chu, Qi, and Yuan" at that time, subsequent descendants took these six characters as their surnames. As the "Yuan Shu Chronicle" says, "One surname has six characters and five clans."
Migration distribution
In the early days, the Yuan family mainly developed and multiplied in Henan, its birthplace, and its development center was Chen County, especially Runan. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Yuan family moved to other places. Due to wars, official transfers and other reasons, the Yuan family in Chen County and the Yuan family in Runan gave birth to many branches. For example, one of the descendants of Yuan Qian moved to Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu), and another group moved to Hedong (now Yongzhou, Shanxi). Southwest of Jiji); one branch of Yuan Shao's descendants moved to Dongling Dongguang (now part of Hebei); one branch of Yuan Shu's descendants was scattered between Jiang and Huaihe, and one branch lived in Xiangyang; one branch of Yuan Huan's descendants moved to Jingzhao (now Shaanxi) Xi'an), another branch migrated to Huayin.
There is a historian in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yuan Shu, who was from Jian'an (now Jianou, Fujian), which shows that before the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan family had moved to Fujian. According to the "Yuan Family Genealogy", Yuan Zhijun, the 38th grandson of Yuan An, moved from Xinfeng, Jiangxi to Wentang Tea Garden in Dongguan, Guangdong because he was the chief envoy of Guangdong. He was the founding ancestor of the Yuan family in Guangdong. His descendants lived in Xingning and Meixian. , Huiyang and other places. People of the Yuan family from Fujian and Guangdong began to immigrate to Taiwan one after another during the Qing Dynasty, and some then moved to Singapore, Indonesia and other countries.
Historical celebrities
Yuan Mei: A famous writer in the Qing Dynasty, he was a famous poetry theorist at that time. He advocated spirituality in poetry and opposed formalism and imitation of antiquity. He is the author of "Suiyuan Poems". Together with Xue Shiquan and Zhao Yi, they are known as the "Three Great Masters on Jiangyou".
Yuan Chonghuan: General in the late Ming Dynasty and a famous military strategist. He won many battles against Houjin. In the Ningyuan battle, Nurhaci was injured and died; Ningjin won a great victory, and Huang Taiji was defeated and returned.
Yuan Shansong: Governor of Wu County in the Western Jin Dynasty. He has a far-sighted temperament and is good at music. His song "The Road Is Difficult" makes all listeners cry. Together with Yang Tan's singing and Huan Yi's elegy, he is known as one of the "Three Wonders".
Yuan Ang: A native of Chu, he is the first famous figure named Yuan in history. During the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he once asked Chao Cuo to be executed to calm the public anger. As a result, after the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" was settled, he was named Taichang and was extremely prominent.
Yuan Shu: Historian of the Southern Song Dynasty. He is the author of forty-two volumes of "Tongjian Jishi Benmo", recording 239 events, each of which is an independent chapter. It is my country's first chronicle style historical work.
In order of population, people with the surname Yuan rank 33rd in the world
Before independence, people with the surname Yuan: Yu Shun--Hu Guiman--Shen Gong Xihou--Jing Geng-- Ji Ziyan--Zhongniufu--Sheng Boshun--Bo Ta's father--Dai Bo--Uncle Zheng--Zheng Zhongjin's father
The transition period of the Yuan surname: Zhuang Bo--Zhu (zibo Yuan )--? (Wang Fu Yuan)--Tao Tu (Yuan Xuanzhong)--choose--? (Selected Son) - Tu - Hui Ziya - Po 9th Generation
After the independence of the Yuan surname: Po's Shao Zheng (Po's youngest son Yuan Zheng) truly established "Yuan" as his surname.
(The tenth generation with the surname Yuan)
After Yuan Zheng: Yuan Zheng--Yuan Gu--Yuan Ang--Yuan Tao--Yuan Gong--Yuan Liang --Yuan Chang/Yuan Zhang--Yuan An/Yuan Pang---Yuan Jing/Yuan Huan/Yuan Chang/Yuan Shang---Yuan Peng/Yuan Tang/Yuan Qiao/Yuan Wei---Yuan Ping/Yuan Feng /Yuan Cheng/Yuan He---/Yuan Shao/Yuan Shu/Yuan Ji/Yuan Hong/---Yuan Tan/Yuan Xi/Yuan Shang/Yuan Qian/Yuan Yao/Yuan Mai/Yuan Guang
( Daoguang 8th year ("Yuan Shishi Kao")
The Yuan family is a descendant of the ancient sage Shun. Hu Gongman, who was named Chenhou by King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, passed down to the thirteenth generation Sun Tao, named after his grandfather. Zhuang Yuan's surname was his surname, and he was the descendant of the Shangqing of Chen State for generations. At the same time, since the ancient meanings of the character "爰" are similar to those of Yuan, Yuan, Qi, Qi, and Yuan, and the descendants of Hu Gongman later multiplied, the number of people with the surname Yuan was the largest, and their achievements were also great. brilliant. The original birthplace of the Chen surname was Wanqiu, which was granted the title of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, which is now the area of ??Huaiyang County in Henan Province. The earliest place where people with the surname Yuan came from was of course this place. However, after the Yuan surname spread, it became a prominent family in Chenjun, Runan, Pengcheng and other places. In the future, most of the Yuan surnamed families across the country came from these three places, and among them, Henan and Runan The Yuan family is the most impressive and has played a decisive role in the history of our country since two thousand years ago.
The first outstanding figure with the surname Yuan who became famous in historical records was Yuan Ang, who was recorded in detail in the two major historical books, "Historical Records" and "Hanshu". During the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" during Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, he He petitioned Chao Cuo to be executed to quell public anger. As a result, after the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms was settled, he was granted the title of Great Chang and became an extremely noble person. Yuan Ang's success did not stop there. When Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, he was appointed as the Zhonglang General, and he was well-known in the court for his direct advice. He was also exiled because he repeatedly offended the power of Heaven with his words, and even for a time He was also exempted from being a commoner. A very popular saying among Chinese people, "The son of a rich man cannot sit down in court" came from when he was admonishing Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty not to take the risk of riding down the slope. The outline of his boldness and daring to remonstrate can be seen from a story: It is said that one time Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was sitting with Mrs. Shen, which was inconsistent with etiquette, so he remonstrated and said: "Your Majesty, you don't see human corpses alone?" Sure enough, the tragic incident of Mrs. Qi in the early Han Dynasty finally reminded the emperor that all responses to advance and retreat were in line with the etiquette of the official court.
In the early years of Emperor Zhang’s founding in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yuan family in Runan began to make a big splash. Within one or two hundred years, the Yuan family’s talents emerged in large numbers. Then he became famous in the world for his moral articles, which can be said to be full of honor and extremely glorious. Moreover, the remaining shadows extended to the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang dynasties, so that the descendants of the Yuan family have always enjoyed an important position. No wonder later generations of scholars will use them as a major case study of ancient clan politics.
The person who led the Runan family to the ladder of success was Yuan An, the famous minister during the Han Dynasty who was the only one who could compete with his powerful relative Dou family. According to historical records, Yuan An stayed upright and did not avoid power when impeaching him. All the emperor's ministers at that time relied on him. He can really be said to be the pillar of the country. In fact, Yuan An's success was not based on any background at all. It was entirely due to his own hard work, setting a best example of self-reliance and success for future generations of Chinese people. It is said that Yuan An's family was in extremely difficult circumstances when he was young. He once wandered to Luoyang and almost froze to death in a heavy snowfall. Later, the Luoyang order who fortunately saved him from the brink of death promoted him as Xiaolian, and he served as the Yin of Henan during the early years of Emperor Zhang's reign. He served for ten years and was a kind and loving politician. He was praised by the court as "Sun Bao's Journey to Autumn Frost". "Zhu, Yuan An stayed in winter love", and since then he has risen rapidly and become a minister of the country in the Han Dynasty. His son Yuan Chang, grandson Yuan Yang, and great-grandson Yuan Feng were all wealthy and powerful. They were the fourth generation and the third duke, and were legendary in history.
Pengcheng, Jiangsu Province is known as a famous family
There is a Yuan Mountain in Yichun, Jiangxi Province. In the Sui, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and other dynasties, Yuanzhou was established.
The name of Yuan Mountain has something to do with the Yuan family in Runan. It turned out that Yuan An had a son named Yuan Jing. When he was young, he had no intention of pursuing an official career, so he lived in seclusion in a mountain in the south of the Yangtze River. I think it was probably because of the The reputation of the Yuan family was as high as the sun in the sky, so everyone named this mountain Yuan Mountain. The then governor of Yuzhang also established Gaoshifang for Yuan Jing. It seems that the children of the Yuan family at that time wanted to live in seclusion and not seek to be famous in the world. It’s unlikely! Later, Yuan Jing came out of the army and served as a servant. Yuan Jing's son Yuan He also became prominent at that time and was worshiped as the Pengcheng Order. Later, the Yuan family became a prominent family in Pengcheng, Jiangsu Province, which was not unrelated to Yuan He. Yuan He's son, Yuan Kai, was well-known for his filial piety and high integrity. He was once praised as "a person who never disobeys his family members and is chaste and not unconventional. He can be described as the most virtuous person!" Yuan Jian's son, Yuan Hong, was a It is said that Gao Shi, a scholar known for his exquisite writing and superb integrity, was ashamed of his family's aristocratic status and once changed his name and surname to study in seclusion in his master's family. Later, he could no longer afford to fight and lived an elegant hermit life at home. In addition, Yuan An's great-grandson Yuan Feng was well-known for his generosity and trust. He eventually became an official of Sikong, which made the Yuan family's family status higher and higher. Next, Yuan Feng's son Yuan Ji was promoted to Taipu, and his younger brother Yuan Kui was promoted to Taichuan. They were all prominent officials. It is not difficult to imagine that the Yuan family was "unattainable" at that time.