The origin of the surname Gao
1. Comes from the surname Jiang. According to legend, Emperor Yan Shennong was born in Jiangshui and took Jiang as his surname. Boyi, the 17th descendant of Emperor Yan, assisted Dayu in flood control and was granted the title of Marquis of Lu. Therefore, his descendants also took Lu as their surname. Jiang Shang, the 37th generation grandson of Boyi, the Marquis of Lu, was Jiang Taigong, also known as Lu Shang and Lu Wang. He assisted King Wen and King Wu of Zhou to destroy Shang and establish Zhou, and was granted the title of Qi State. It was passed down from Qi that Duke Wen Gong Jiang Chi, the 8th generation grandson of Tai Gong, was granted the title of Gongzi Gao by the second son of Gong Wen. According to the aristocratic etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, his grandson Xi took the surname of his ancestor and was named Gao Xi. When Gao Xi was a minister in the state of Qi, he welcomed his son Xiaobai as king, who was Duke Huan of Qi. Gao Xi became the ancestor of the famous Bohai Gao family. Gaozhi, the 7th generation grandson of Gaoxi, was squeezed out by Gongsun Zao and Gongsun Zhe in Qi State and left Qi for Yan. Sun Gaoliang, the 9th generation of Gaozhi, was the Situ of the Song Dynasty, and Gaohong, the 10th generation of Gaoliang, was the governor of Bohai County in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Bohai Gao family started from this and continued to multiply, becoming the largest group of Gao surnamed people today. One of Gao Hong's descendants, Gao Yin and Gao Zhan's uncle and nephew, founded the Yuyang Gao family and Liaodong Gao family, and another descendant, Gao Kui, founded the Guangling Gao family. Gao Boxiang, a descendant of the Bohai Gao family, founded the Jingzhao Gao family. Four of the five prominent Gao families originated from the Bohai Gao family. Therefore, most of the descendants of the Gao family today are descendants of the Gao family in Bohai.
2. Another Jiang family has the surname Gao. Duke Hui of Qi, Jiang Yuan, had a son named Gongzi Qi, whose given name was Zi Gao. His grandson Qiang took his ancestral name as his surname and named him Gao Qiang. Later, he also became the Gao surname. Duke Hui of Qi was the son of Duke Huan of Qi and the thirteenth grandson of Taigong of Qi.
3. Coming from another clan or changing his surname. For example, in the Wei Dynasty, the Xianbei clan had the Lou family, which was later changed to the Gao family. During the Sixteenth Kingdom, Emperor Murong Yun of Later Yan claimed to be a descendant of the Gaoyang family, so he changed his surname to Gao and called him Gao Yun. Some of his descendants changed their surname to a single surname and called them Gao. The Yuzhen surname of Goryeo was later changed to the Gao surname. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Yuan family and the Xu family changed their surnames to Gao. Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty had a surname of Gao Mingxiang. At that time, there were Yuan Jing'an and Yuan Wenyao who were originally from the Xianbei tribe. They followed the Han surname Yuan. Because of their contribution to the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yang gave them the surname "Gao". In addition, Gao Longzhi, an important minister in the Northern Qi Dynasty, had a real surname of Xu. His father had a close relationship with Gao Huan, so he changed his name to Gao.
4. The two-character compound surname starting with the character "Gao" was later changed to the single surname "Gao". For example: Gaoche clan, Gaotang clan, Gaoyang clan, Gaoling clan, etc.
The migration of the Gao surname
Although the birthplace of the Gao family is in today's Henan Province, most of the Gao surnames since the Spring and Autumn Period came from Qilu. During the Warring States or Qin Dynasty, the Gao family had moved from Shandong to today's Hebei and Liaoning provinces. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gao Hong, the governor of Bohai King, settled in Bohai Quan (now Jingxian County, Hebei Province).
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Gao Huan, a native of Bohai County, ruled the Northern Wei Dynasty for 16 years. After his death, his son Gao Yang proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and became the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Gao family in Jingzhao also had the same ancestor as the Northern Qi Dynasty. They first lived in Wen'an (now part of Hebei) and later moved to Jingzhao. Gao Rui, the governor of Wu Danyang, first lived in Guangling and later moved to Moling (now part of Jiangsu). The large-scale migration of the Gao family to the south began during the "Yongjia Rebellion" in the late Western Jin Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, the Gao family followed Chen Zheng, Chen Yuanguang and their sons to Fujian to open up Zhangzhou. During the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Gang (Gao family in Henan Province) moved south to Fujian to avoid the "Huangchao Rebellion", and was the ancestor of the Gao surname after entering Fujian.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, another branch of the Gao family moved south from Longxi (now Gansu) to central Yunnan (now Yunnan), and later became the Baiman surname. During the first year of Shaosheng in the Song Dynasty, Gao Shengtai seized the power of the Duan family in Dali, proclaimed himself king, and called himself Great China. His descendant, Gao Taiming, returned the throne to the Duan family in the third year of Shengshao's reign, and was still granted the title of Duke of China. He was the Prime Minister of Dali for generations and controlled the political power of the Dali Kingdom. He was called the Lord of the Kingdom of Gao. His descendants were chieftains of Yunnan throughout the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. In the history of China, 14 people with the surname Gao were called emperors, and they established the Northern Qi, Yan, Jingnan and other regimes.
Historical celebrities surnamed Gao
Gao Chai: a native of Shandong Province today and a native of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. One of the seventy-two disciples of Confucius who were excellent in both morals and learning.
Gao Yang: A native of Jingxian County, Hebei Province today, he was the son of Gao Huan, who had been in charge of the Eastern Wei Dynasty for many years, and established the Northern Qi Dynasty on behalf of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The Northern Qi Dynasty had six emperors and ruled for twenty-eight years.
Gao Shi: A poet of the Tang Dynasty, he is as famous as Cen Shen and is also called "Gao Cen". His "frontier fortress poems" describe the scenery of the frontier fortress, the lives of soldiers, and the suffering of the people. His representative works include "Yan Ge Xing".
Gao Qiong: A native of Mengcheng, Bozhou in the Song Dynasty, he was well versed in military affairs and brave and righteous. Many of his descendants became military generals. The Gao Qiong clan was once praised as the "Gao family generals".
Happiness: A native of Caizhou in Yuan Dynasty (now Runan, Henan Province). Born into a peasant family, he served as the Prime Minister of Zuo, Henan Province during the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Yuan Dynasty.
Gao Qi: A native of Changzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu) in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was knowledgeable and good at poetry. Together with Yang Ji, Zhang Yu and Xu Bi, he was known as the "Four Scholars of Wuzhong". His works were compiled by later generations into "The Complete Works of Gao Taishi".
Gao Wu: A native of the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the technique of acupuncture played an important role in Chinese medicine.
Gao Xiang: A native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province today, he was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty. He is good at landscapes, paints plum blossoms in a sparse and elegant style, and can also draw portraits.
Gao E: A writer of the Qing Dynasty, a member of the Han Army under the Yellow Banner, and the continuation writer of the last forty chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions".
Gao Jianli: At the end of the Warring States period, the Yan people were good at building structures. Prince Dan of Yan sent Jing Ke to plot to assassinate the King of Qin (the first emperor of Qin). He went to Yishui to see him off. He built buildings, and Jing Ke sang songs. Later, he tried to attack Qin Shihuang by hiding a lead block in the building, but was killed.
Gao Xianzhi: A member of the Goryeo tribe in the Tang Dynasty, he was good at riding and shooting, and held the positions of Hongluqing, Fake Yushi Zhongcheng, and You Yulin General.
Gao Huaide: A native of the southwest of Zhengding, Hebei Province, and a general in the early Song Dynasty. Known for his loyalty, suaveness, might and bravery.
Queen Gao: A native of Mengcheng, Anhui today, she was the queen of Song Yingzong. During Zhezong's reign, she appointed Sima Guang, abolished Wang Anshi's reform measures, and ruled for nine years.
Gao Ruli: Prime Minister Jin You, granted the title of Duke of Shou. Now a native of Yingxian County, Shanxi Province. It played a certain role in the promotion and development of banknotes. It also played a certain role in the political and economic development of the Jin Kingdom. Be honest.
Gao Kegong: A painter of the Yuan Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Yanjing and whose name was Fangshan. He was a Uighur (Uighur) and was originally from Datong (now part of Shanxi Province). He lived in Yanjing (now Beijing) and lived in Qiantang (now Beijing) in his later years. Today's Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province). Official to the Ministry of Punishments. He is good at calligraphy and painting, and his representative works are "Yun Heng Xiuling" and "Mo Zhu Shi Slope". As famous as Zhao Mengfu, people at that time were known as "Zhao Wei in the south and Gao in the north".
Gao Zecheng: A native of Yongjia, Zhejiang Province today. He was a famous dramatist in the Yuan Dynasty. His Southern Opera script "Pipa Ji" was widely circulated.
Gao Wenxiu: A native of present-day Shandong Province, a drama writer of the Yuan Dynasty. He is known as "Little Han Qing".
Gao Panlong: A native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, one of the leaders of the Donglin Party in the Ming Dynasty. A great scholar of the dynasty, he and Gu Xiancheng lectured at Donglin Academy, and they were called "Gao Gu" at that time.
Gao Yigong: A native of Mizhi (now part of Shaanxi) in the late Ming Dynasty, he was a peasant army general who followed Li Zicheng in revolting against the Ming Dynasty.
Gao Doukui: A native of Yin County (now Ningbo, Zhejiang Province) in the Qing Dynasty, he was famous for his superb medical skills. He wrote medical works such as "Medical Mind Method", "Siming Medical Cases", and "Chu Mao Pian".
Gao Fenghan: A native of Jiaozhou (now Shandong) in the Qing Dynasty, he is a famous calligrapher and painter. He is the author of "Huhai Collection", "Nanfu Collection", "Guiyun Collection" and other works.
Gaotanglong: The Gaotang family, a branch of the surname Gao, has a good academic record, and the courtesy name Gaotanglong is Shengping. He was a native of Pingyang, Mount Tai, and the descendant of Lu Gaotang. Aiming at Kuang Jun, he changed Chen Jie and acted out of sincerity. He is so loyal! A famous minister of Wei State who made many contributions.
Gao Shun: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lü Bu's brave generals were hardworking, loyal and knowledgeable. In the Battle of Xuzhou, they defeated Xiahou Dun and others. Xuzhou fell and they were killed for taking prisoners.
Gao Lan: He once served as a general under Yuan Shao along with Zhang He. Later, he and Zhang He submitted to Cao Cao. Gao Lan was known as the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei" (Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan) for his strong martial arts skills. one.
Gao Changgong: The grandson of Gao Huan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he was named the King of Lanling. He had a soft appearance and a strong heart, a beautiful voice and appearance, was brave and good at fighting, had many military exploits, and had many followers. He was the pillar of the Northern Qi Dynasty. After his great achievements and great power, he was jealous of the emperor and poisoned him to death. After his death, the Northern Qi Dynasty fell.
Gao Jianfu: A native of Panyu, Guangdong Province, the founder of the Lingnan School of Painting. He joined the Tongmenghui in his early years and participated in the Huanghuagang Uprising.
Contemporary celebrities surnamed Gao
Gao Hu: entertainment star
Gao Fei: entertainment star
Gao Xiumin: film and television star
Gao Fenglian: Female judoka.
Gao Min: Diver.
Gao Peiqi: The founder of modern Chinese nomenclature, the first person in Chinese nomenclature, and the chief expert of the Chinese Naming Network.
Gao Yuanyuan: Film and Television Star
Gao Hao: Film and Television Star
Gao Yang: Film and Television Star
Collection of Gao Dialects
◎ Cantonese: gou1
◎ Hakka: [Shatoujiao accent] gau1 [Taiwan Four County accent] go1 gau1 [Shatoujiao accent] gau1 [Hakka pinyin vocabulary] gau1 go1 [Hailu Feng accent] go1 gau1 [Meixian accent] gau1 go1 [Hailu Feng accent] go1 gau1 [Taiwan Four County accent] go1 gau1 [Ke-English dictionary] gau1 [Ke-English dictionary] gau1 [Dongguan accent] gau1 [Lu Feng accent] go1 [Lu Feng accent] go1 [Baoan accent] gau1 [Hakka Pinyin vocabulary] gau1 go1 [Meixian accent] gau1 go1 [Dongguan accent] gau1 [Baoan accent] gau1 [Shatoujiao accent] gau1 [Taiwan Four County accent] go1 gau1 [Shatoujiao accent] gau1 [ Hakka pinyin vocabulary] gau1 go1 [Hailu Feng accent] go1 gau1 [Meixian accent] gau1 go1 [Hailu Feng accent] go1 gau1 [Taiwan Four County accent] go1 gau1 [Hakka dictionary] gau1 [Hakka dictionary] gau1 [Dongguan accent] ] gau1 [Lufeng accent] go1 [Lufeng accent] go1 [Baoan accent] gau1 [Hakka Pinyin vocabulary] gau1 go1 [Meixian accent] gau1 go1 [Dongguan accent] gau1 [Baoan accent] gau1
◎ Chaozhou Words: gao1 (kau)
Gao "Kangxi Dictionary" Hai Ji Shang Gao Zibu Gao
"Guang Yun" Gu Laoqie "Ji Yun" "Yunhui" Ju Laoqie,? Yin lamb. "Shuowen" Chongye. The shape is like a tower viewing a high place. From the mouth of the enemy. Agree with the warehouse. "Yi Xici": "Higher than higher" means higher or lower positions. "Note" Gao said celestial bodies also. "Also" there is nothing more sublime than wealth. Zhang Yan also said in "Historical Records: Annotations of Emperor Gaozu": According to the etiquette and posthumous law, no one should be regarded as meritorious, but the highest one is the Taizu of the Han Emperor, so he was named Yan. Also place names. "Geographical Chronicles of the Former Han Dynasty" Peijun Gaoxian. Also surname. "Historical Records·Biography of Zhongni's Disciples" Gao Chai. Also "Ji Yun" and "Yun Hui"? Ju Hao Qie, Yin Gao. High degree means high. "Zuo Zhuan·Yin Yin Yuan·Du Cheng Guo Bai Pheasant Notes" A pheasant wall is three feet long and one foot high. "Explanation" is high, and the ancients repay the rebellion. Another example is words. And leaves Juhouqie, sound hook. According to "Liu Zongyuan·Liu Pingshi's Tomb Inscription", among the Liu Hous, they are higher in the north, and they are more important than those of the Shi family. And where are the leaves? "Su Huangmen·Yan Yan?" It is said that in the past, the prefect Yan had carved the stone with the characters "Thousand Years Old". I don’t remember Yan Yan’s life, but I only remember that the city is the best. "Yun Hui" is a popular work.