The origin and migration distribution of the surname Xi

The surname Xi is a surname originating from China. It has a long history and is distributed throughout the country. Ranked 133rd in the Song version of "Hundred Family Surnames". In the sixth census of the People's Republic of China, the number of people with the surname Xi ranked 169th. The following is the origin and migration distribution of the surname Xi that I have compiled for you. I hope you like it!

The origin of "Xi":

1. Descendants of Master Xi. According to the records in "The Genealogy of Wan Surnames", when Yao was the leader of the tribe, he met an old man who called himself Xi and sang songs about throwing the soil (an ancient throwing game). Yao was very impressed after hearing this and worshiped him as his teacher. Master Xi is the ancestor of the Xi family.

2. Change from the surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a senior official named Ji Tan in the Jin State. Because he was responsible for managing the ancient books of the Jin State, he took Ji Tan as his surname. His thirteenth generation descendant is the descendant of Xiang Yu at the end of the Qin Dynasty. He is called Ji Xiang. . Later, Xiang Yu committed suicide after defeat, and the family members no longer had to change their surnames to avoid taboos, so some of them restored their family surnames, while others inherited the surname of Xi, forming a branch of the surname Xi.

Migration distribution of the surname Xi

? Work at sunrise, rest at sundown; dig wells to drink, plow fields to eat; what do I have from the imperial power? ?This famous "Song of Attacking the Soil" is familiar and catchy to every Chinese. "The Song of Attacking the Land" and another "The Ballad of Kangqu" are the two oldest poems in our country. According to the records of "Historical Records of the Five Emperors", when the ancient Emperor Yao ruled the world, Xiangling ( It was written by an old man who was sowing crops in Sui County, Henan Province today. This old man often sang songs while pounding the soil while farming. This gradually spread to the ears of Emperor Yao, who highly praised the meaning expressed in the song. When I learned that the old man’s surname was Xi, I respectfully called him Mr. Xi

Teacher. Therefore, “Teacher Xi” has been immortalized ever since. Although the name of this teacher Xi from Emperor Yao's era is unknown, he provides the most concrete evidence for the antiquity of the Xi surname in our country. It is recorded in "Tongpu of Ten Thousand Surnames": During the reign of Emperor Yao of the Tang Dynasty, the old man who beat the soil and sang songs was named Xi, and Yao respected him as his teacher. This is exactly what it means. From this point of view, although there are not many Chinese people with the surname Xi, their history is at least more than 4,300 years old, making them one of the oldest surnames in our country. More than 4,000 years ago, people with the surname Xi already existed in what is now Sui County, Henan Province. During the Chu-Han War about 2,000 years ago, another new group of Xi people appeared in Shanxi Province, which was originally the land of the Jin Kingdom. surname, that is, the surname of the surname is changed to Xi. The emergence of this Zhixi family is detailed in books such as "Xingyuan" and "Xingzhuan". "Xingyuan" first points out: "The official surname of the Jin Dynasty is Tan Yuanzu Bo, and it is the Jin classics, because the surname is"; then "Singing Compilation" goes on to point out: "The original surname is the official name, after the official Jin Dynasty is mentioned, it is the descendant of the thirteenth generation." , to avoid Xiang Yu and change his name to the Xi family, he first moved to the Guandong wealthy family, and the Xi family moved to Anding and Linjing. ? The Xi family, which originated from the ancient teacher Xi, originated in Henan; the Xi family, which is derived from the Jin nationality in the Spring and Autumn Period, originated in Shanxi. Referring to the record of "Looking out for stability and Linjing" in "Surname Compilation", Before the Tang Dynasty, Anding and Linjing were both located in present-day Gansu Province; during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Xi family flourished in Xiangyang, present-day Hubei Province. This shows that the early Xi family should have been active in northern my country. A surname. During the Tianbao period of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, the poetry world was the most brilliant in history. At this time, among all the monks in the imperial court, there was Xi Yu, who was praised by the emperor as "the crown of poets". He was also the leader of the Xi family in Xiangyang. An outstanding disciple of Menfeng. It is said that once Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty personally visited the Yuan Pavilion to compose a poem, and the emperor and his ministers were harmonious. After the emperor's personal selection, he thought that Xi Yu's poem was the best, so he received the incomparable honor of "Crown of Poems". More than 300 years ago, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Xi family, which had always been active in the Central Plains, had already appeared in various parts of the south. Xi Shangzhen, who lived in the last years of Chongzhen, was a native of Yao'an, Yunnan Province at that time.

Celebrities of the Xi family

Xi Yu: courtesy name Jianhou. A native of Xiangyang during the Tang Dynasty, he later migrated to Henan. He won the imperial examination, became a meritorious official, and later became the governor of Zhengzhou. During the Tianbao period, he served as the Minister of Rites, and was later named the son of Xiangyang County. Xi Yu was a man of few desires, and when he was an official he did not change his principles due to the power of the powerful. Cautious and kind-hearted. The emperor recited poems in Yuan Pavilion, and all the ministers came to agree with him. Because Xi Yu's poems were the most neat, the emperor called him the crown poet. After his death, he was given the posthumous title Wen.

Xi Shou: Zisheng, also named Jiwu. A native of Dong'an, Hunan. Living in Changsha, he was like-minded friends with Huang Keqiang and Song Jiaoren. Under their influence, he joined the China Alliance. In the second year of Xuantong's reign, he became a member of the Zizhengyuan. Later, he and Sun Hongyi founded the "National Gazette". After the Wuchang Uprising, he was elected as the president of the Hengshui Security Federation and organized the Tianmin Daily in Hunan. In the first year of the Republic of China, the Hunan branch of the Tongmenghui was established, and he served as deputy branch director. The following year he served as a member of the House of Representatives. When Congress was restored for the first time in the fifth year of the Republic of China, he still served as a member of the House of Representatives. In the following year, he was appointed as a member of the House of Representatives of the French Protectorate Assembly. He once again served as a member of the House of Representatives when Congress was restored for the second time in 11 years of the Republic of China. He died of illness in 1943 at the age of 57.

Xi Shangzhen: A native of Yao'an, Yunnan Province, Chongzhenzhong, raised in the township. Lei Luo Shang Jieyi heard that Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and others had entered Yunnan, and together with He Si, the magistrate of Yaozhou, and Jin Shiding, a member of Dayao Juren, occupied Yao'an City and refused to defend it. Zhang Hu was expected to be sent to capture it, Shiding committed suicide, and Shangzhen and Si were taken to Kunming. Ke Wang yelled at him, and Shangzhen said sternly: "I am a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and I am willing to do something like this!" Ke Wang was angry and ordered him to behead him. Even thinking will not yield to death.

Xi Baotian: A native of Dong'an, Hunan during the Qing Dynasty. During the Xianfeng period, regiment training was held in his hometown, hoping to use it to deal with the Taiping Army. In the ninth year of Xianfeng's reign, he fought against Shi Dakai's troops in Hunan, lifted the siege of Baoqing by the Qing army, and was promoted to prefect. The following year, following the order of Tuo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan, he recruited thousands of people and named them Jingyiying. They quickly blocked the Tiandihui Army in Guiyang and other places in Guangdong. After the Hunan army captured Tianjing in the third year of Tongzhi, he led the army to defeat the remaining Taiping Army in Yangjiapai, Shicheng, Jiangxi, and captured the Heavenly King Hong Tianguifu and Qianwang Hong Renxuan. In the sixth year of Tongzhi, he led the Hunan army into Guizhou to attack the Miao army. In the eighth year of Tongzhi, he was defeated in the Battle of Huangpiao. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, his troops occupied Taigong, the base of the Miao army, and in the tenth year they captured Kaili. He led the army for five years and pacified the Miao territory with a radius of more than a thousand miles. He was promoted to chief envoy and presented to Prince Shaobao as a gift.

Xi Peilan: The name is Ruizhu, and the names are Yuejin, Yunfen, Daohua and Huanyun. Because he was good at painting orchids, he named himself Peilan. The wife of Qing Dynasty poet Sun Yuanxiang. She was a poet at an early age and was the most outstanding female disciple of the famous poet Yuan Mei. The poem is fresh, interesting and full of imagination. Yuan Mei said that every word in his poems comes from the spirit of nature, and does not follow the wisdom of the ancients, but can make the secrets of heaven clear and wonderful, and the syllables are like Congcheng. He is the author of "Changzhen Pavilion Poetry Draft", "Bang Xinglou Tiaoqincao", etc.

Xi Dexun: Male, Han nationality, from Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, born in 1939, professor, member of the Communist Party of China. Graduated from the Department of Physics of Nanjing University in 1961, majoring in nuclear physics. Director of the 5th Council of the Chinese Society of Medical Engineering, Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Society of Biomedical Engineering, and member of the 3rd and 4th Editorial Committee of "Intense Laser and Particle Beam". Main contributions: In terms of teaching, he has lectured on nuclear electronics, pulse technology, accelerator control engineering, control theory, modern electronic technology, nonlinear physics, discrete mathematics and other courses, trained three master's students; published three books: "Systems and Control" (Nanjing University Press, December 1989), "Modern Electronic Technology" (Course Textbook for the 21st Century, General Higher Education Ninth Five-Year Plan Key Textbooks of the State Education Commission. Higher Education Press, September 1999), "Nonlinear" Physics? (Course Textbook for the 21st Century, Nanjing University Press, April 2000).

In terms of scientific research, he is mainly responsible for the electrical control of electronic linear accelerators and the application of neural networks in accelerator control. Published more than 30 papers. Awards: "High-precision M?ssbauer spectrometer", second prize of the State Education Commission's Science and Technology Progress Award in 1987; "Development of the Mental Health Self-Assessment Scale", third prize of the Nanjing Military Region's Science and Technology Progress Award in 1989; NFZ-10I Industry Irradiation electron linear accelerator, second-class Science and Technology Progress Award of the State Education Commission in 1998, Modern Electronic Technology, second-class Science and Technology Progress Award of the State Education Commission in 2000 (Textbook).

Xi Huanjiu: Male, born in December 1945, professor. Personal resume: Graduated from Jinzhou Medical College and now works at Jinzhou Medical College. Part-time social work: Director of the Chinese Anatomical Society and Director of the Anthropology Committee, Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Anatomical Society, Editorial Board member of "Journal of Anthropology", "Acta Anatomy", "Journal of Anatomy", "Anatomy Progress", "International" Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Trace Elements magazine. He is currently the dean of Jinzhou Medical College. Main achievements: He has been engaged in teaching work for many years. He has served as a teacher of "Human Anatomy", "Regional Anatomy" and "Medical Anthropology". He is now a doctoral supervisor. He has published more than 90 valuable academic papers, 10 of which were published abroad. After his article on human skeletal age was published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, it was received by more than 20 universities in 12 countries including the United States, Germany, and Germany. Famous experts and scholars (such as the University of California, Duke Literature, Yale University, University of London, University of Bonn, etc.) expressed their interest and praise, or sent letters to request information, or called us hoping to cooperate. Published 14 monographs (such as "Human Bone Marrow Age", "Medical Anthropology", etc.), among which "Medical Anthropology" is the first monograph in my country to systematically introduce this emerging discipline. It has carried out medical anthropology, obesity , research on the rejuvenation of human bones, has been undertaking national and provincial natural science foundation projects, and has won four major national, provincial, and municipal research results, and was awarded the title of Returned Overseas Students with Outstanding Contributions by the National Ministry of Personnel and the National Education Commission. , special allowances for regulations subject to political obstruction.

Xi Xicai: Male, born in 1946, from Xingyang, Henan. Graduated from Xingyang High School in 1966. Economist, senior consultant, senior broker. Manager of Xingyang Fair Business Agency Co., Ltd., Henan Province. He once served as director of the technical service company, director of the Xingyang Newspaper Information Center, and director of the Xingyang County CPPCC Information Center. Henan Xingyang Fair Business Agency Co., Ltd., which is served by Henan Xingyang Science and Technology Information Company, has been engaged in technology transfer and investment consulting intermediary service activities. When engaging in investment consulting intermediary service activities, it has always adhered to the principle of "earning trust with truth and winning with trust". Purpose, won the trust and praise of many customers and superior technical cooperation departments. And it has won the Zhengzhou Technology Market Greentown Cup Award for five consecutive years. In 1992, he won the National Technical Information Golden Bridge Cup Award. In 1991, he obtained the Economist Qualification Certificate issued by the Zhengzhou Municipal Science and Technology Commission. In 1996, the Zhengzhou Municipal Science and Technology Commission issued the consultant qualification certificate and the broker qualification certificate. In 1997, it was promoted and issued the senior consultant and senior broker qualification certificates. In 1995, it was recognized as a science and technology enterprise by the Zhengzhou Municipal Science and Technology Commission. In 1998, Henan Provincial Science and Technology Commission and Zhengzhou Municipal Science and Technology Commission issued the qualification certificate for scientific research units. Over the past fifteen years, *** has compiled and printed 72 issues of internal publications, and has developed more than 3,000 information network members and 250 loan liaison agents across the country. In 1999, it was included in the "Soul of China and All Industries in China" autographed by General Secretary Jiang Zemin. "Leadership Ceremony" and Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Cheng Siyuan personally inscribed the "Chinese Proud Sons Ceremony" and issued a certificate of honor. In 2000, he was hired as the legal sword consultant of Henan Legal Newspaper and was listed as the key legal service unit of Henan Legal Newspaper. In 2000, he was included in the China Contemporary Entrepreneurship Talents Ceremony and was issued a certificate of honor.