County Outlook Shanyang County: Shanyang County in the Western Han Dynasty was located in the Jinxiang County area around Dushan Lake in Shandong Province today. Shanyang County in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was located in the Qingjiang and Huai'an areas of today's Jiangsu Province. Gaoping County: During the Western Jin Dynasty, the original Shanyang County in the Han Dynasty was changed to Gaoping County. The administrative seat was Changyi, in the area of ??Juye County, Shandong Province today.
The origin of "郗"
Comes from the surname Ji, who is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Xuan Xiao, the son of the Yellow Emperor, had a descendant named Su Ansheng. During the reign of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, he was an official in charge of the military affairs and was responsible for litigation matters. He had a reputation for integrity. Su Angsheng's concubine was granted the surname of Xi (now Qinyang County, Henan Province), and his descendants took the surname of the city and called it Xi.
Hall number
"Wencheng Hall": In the Jin Dynasty, there was Xi Jian, who read the classics extensively, plowed the fields and recited poems. Willing to accept the call from the imperial court. Later, he was granted the title of General of Anxi and moved to General of Chariots and Cavalry. When the emperor was dying, he asked him to assist his young master. In order to protect the newly established young emperor, he overcame Yuejun's difficulties, was promoted to Taiwei, and was granted the title of Duke of Nanchang County. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of Wencheng.
Migration distribution
The Xi family branched off from the Su family 2000 years ago. According to the records in "Yuanhe Surname Compilation", the surname Xi came from the surname Ji and was a descendant of the Gaoyang family. Su Ansheng's branch was granted the title of Xi Yi, so his descendants took this as their surname, and the famous family came from Gaoping. According to "Lu Shi", Su's son was granted the title of Xi, with Xi as his surname, and was called the Xi family. The location of Xiyi during the Zhou Dynasty was Biyang County in present-day Henan Province. The earliest birthplace of Chinese people with the surname Xi was Qinyang. Later, they multiplied in Gaoping, Shandong Province and became a prominent local family. There were relatively few descendants who stayed in their hometown in Henan. The famous family lived in Gaoping County, which is now northwest of Jinxiang County, Shandong Province. Today, the surname Xi is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan.