The origin of the surname Xu
1. There are two sources.
1. They come from the Hexu clan in the ancient Yandi tribe, and they are named after their ancestors.
Emperor Yan is a famous clan leader, and his tribe is best at agricultural production. The tribe of Emperor Yan worshiped the phoenix totem, and together with the tribe of Huangdi who worshiped the dragon totem, they were considered the ancestors of the Chinese nation. There was a tribe in Emperor Yan's tribe called Hexu, and their descendants took Xu as their surname and passed it down from generation to generation.
2. He came from the official family of the Jin Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period, and his surname was based on the name of his ancestor.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a nobleman from the Jin State who was enfeoffed in Huaxu (today's Lantian, Shaanxi Province). Among his descendants, they later took the name of their ancestors' fiefdom as their surname and were called the Huaxu family. It was renamed Fenyan to the single surnames Xu and Hua, and has been passed down from generation to generation to this day. There was a doctor named Xu Chen in the State of Jin, and his son was named Xu Jia. Xu Jia’s son was named Xu Ke, and Xu Ke’s son was named Xu Tong. This is the formal formation of a branch of the Xu surname, passed down from generation to generation, and is a major source of today's Xu surname.
2. The ancestor of the surname Xu
Xu Chen. Among the officials of the Jin Dynasty, there was a Xu Chen. According to the research of historical scholars, he was the ancestor of the Xu family in China. Xu Chen, whose courtesy name was Ji Zi, was granted the title of Ji Zi in a fief named Ji after Jin Wengong dominated the princes. He was rewarded for his merits and deeds. According to the records of "Zuo Zhuan", Xu Chen was an official in the Jin State and worshiped Sikong. His descendants for generations were all high officials in the Jin State, such as his son Xu Shen and his great-grandson Xu Tong. Extraordinary fame. The Xu family, which originated in Shanxi, had spread and multiplied for a long time. By the Song and Ming Dynasties, it had spread all over the world. The famous family lived in Wuxing County (now Wuxing County, Zhejiang Province). Therefore, the descendants of the Xu family regarded Xu Chen as their ancestor.
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Taiyuan Prefecture: also known as Taiyuan County. During the Warring States Period, in the fourth year of King Zhuangxiang of the Qin State (Yimao, 246 BC), a county was established and the administrative seat was Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi). At that time, the area under its jurisdiction was the southern area of ??Wutai Mountain and Guanlui Mountain and the northern area of ??Huoshan Mountain in present-day Shanxi Province. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, its jurisdiction was in the central Shanxi area between today's Yangqu County, Jiaocheng City, Pingyao City, and Heshun County in Shanxi Province. During the Sui Dynasty, Jinyang was renamed Taiyuan, and Jinyang was established in the same city as Taiyuan. Taiyuan Fuqia of the Tang Dynasty was also located here. In the middle age of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty (AD 976-984), the state was renamed Taiyuan Prefecture and moved to Yangqu (today's Taiyuan, Shanxi). Later, Hedong Road and Hebei Road in the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty were all prefectures since the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Republic of China, it was a city and the capital of Shanxi Province.
Wuxing County: The county was first established in the Zhou Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms period, the county was established in the first year of Baoding (Bingxu, 266 AD) of the Wu State. The administrative seat was Wucheng (now Wuxing, Zhejiang), which means the prosperity of the state of Wu. At that time, the area under its jurisdiction was from present-day Lin'an, Zhejiang Province to Yixing, Jiangsu Province. In the early years of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (Yisi, 405 AD), it moved to Wuxing (today's Wuxing, Zhejiang Province). At that time, its jurisdiction was in the northwest of Lin'an City, Huzhou City, Yuyao City, Hangzhou City, Deqing County, and Jiangsu Province. County areas around Yixing. In the second year of Renshou (Renxu, 602 AD) of the Sui Dynasty, the city was renamed Huzhou because it was near Taihu Lake. During the Tang Dynasty, Huzhou was also renamed Wuxing County.
Langya County: also known as Langya Kingdom, Langya County, and Langya County. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi had Langya City, which is northwest of Langyatai in Jiaonan County, Shandong Province today. It is said that King Gou Jian of Yue moved his capital here. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, Langya County was established in the territory and Langya County was attached. The administrative seat was in Langya (today's Xiahe), and the county's territory was the southeastern part of the Shandong Peninsula. During the Western Han Dynasty, Dongwu (today's cities in Shandong) was governed, and Langya Kingdom, Ke County and Zhuzihou Kingdom were added to the territory. It administered 51 counties, including Haiyang, Jimo, Laoshan, Jiao County, and Jiaonan, Yishui, Yingnan, Rizhao, Wulian, Ganyu (now Ganyu, Jiangsu) and Qingdao. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Langya Kingdom was reorganized into Kaiyang (now Linyi, Shandong). During the Jin Dynasty, it was renamed Langya Province. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Jiqiu (now Linyi, Shandong) was governed. During the Sui Dynasty, Langya County was restored. During the Tang Dynasty, it was abolished and its territory was returned to Jiaozhou and Zhucheng. At that time, the area under its jurisdiction was Zhucheng, Linyi, and Jiaonan in the southeastern part of Shandong Province. In the early Qianyuan years of the Tang Dynasty, it was deposed, and later there was Langya County in Yizhou. Starting from the Langya State in the Wei and Jin dynasties, Langyatai and Langya County in the Qin Dynasty did not belong to Langya County (country). Another Langya County was located in today's Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and was abandoned for more than a thousand years.
Hall name
Langya Hall
Mingjie Hall
Shenya Hall
Dunmu Hall (Jiangxi Province Mashan, Baixu Township, Jinxian County)
Taiyuan Hall
Qingjie Hall
The Xu family was active in Shanxi in the early days, and later expanded to the eastern coastal areas, during the Han and Tang Dynasties With Langya\Wuxing as the prefecture, it formed a key distribution area in present-day Shandong\Zhejiang. Since the Song Dynasty, it has been distributed in Shanxi\Shaanxi\Hunan\Chongqing\Jiangsu and other places.