China has "three hundred thousand", namely the "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Text". "Zhao Qiansun Li" is the first four surnames of the "Hundred Family Names", which is due to the fact that the hundred family names were formed in the Wuyue region of the Song Dynasty, so the Zhao surname of the Song Dynasty Emperor, the surname of King Qian of the Wuyue Kingdom, the surname of Concubine Sun and the surname of Li, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, became the first four surnames.
One: The surname of Yu. It is one of the eight surnames of Zhu Rong in the legendary era of our country, Zhu Rong, the name Li, is the fire official (in charge of civil affairs) during the emperor's reign, the surname is the ancestor of the eight surnames, and the descendants of Zhu Rong are divided into eight surnames, namely Himself, Dong, Peng, Bald, Concubine, Cao, Huo, and Mi. The "Shuowen Tongxun Dingsheng" records: "Yan, Xi, Lu, Qiangyang, Yan and other surnames are all ancient Yu surnames. ”
Two: The surname 姞. 5,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor gave 12 basic surnames, including the surname of Jiao, and the "History of the Five Emperors" records: "The Yellow Emperor has twenty-five sons, and fourteen of them have the surname." "The descendant of the Yellow Emperor, Tiao, received the surname Ofe and received the fiefdom of Guyan, and his descendants established the state of Guyan.
Three: Yao surname. There is also a history of 5,000 years, and the Tongzhi Clan Sketch records: "Yao surname, Yu Zhi surname also, Yu Emperor (Shun) was born in Yao Ruins, so he was born as a surname." "Shun Yao Chonghua was one of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and the throne was yao chan rang, and the generations honored Yao and Shun as the ancient kings, and Shun was born in Yao Xu and took Yao as his surname.
Four: Concubine surname. The "Sayings" records: "Concubine, Yu Shunju concubine, because he thought it was a clan. "This is the same as the Yao surname, derived from the ancient king Shun, Shun lived in the water for a long time, so he took the water life surname as concubine.
Five: Jiang surname. Originating from the Shennong clan, Emperor Yan was born in Jiang Shui, because the surname of Jiang Shui was Jiang, and Jiang Ziya was a famous Taoluo family in ancient times, who became the founding hero of the Zhou Dynasty and also established the State of Qi.
Six: Ji surname. The "Chinese Jin Language" says: "Xi Shaodian was taken from the Youzhi clan, born of the Yellow Emperor, and the Yellow Emperor was made of Ji Shuicheng, who became a different virtue, so the Yellow Emperor was Ji." "The surname Ji comes from the surname of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese people, because the Yellow Emperor lived in Jishui for a long time, and took Ji as his surname, and among the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, gaoyang clan and Gaoxin clan emperor, were all surnamed Ji.
Seven: The surname of Ji. The ancestor of the surname is the famous Dayu, "Dayu Zhishui" is a great achievement passed down from generation to generation, and dayu's surname is rewarded by Yao, Yao: "Yu! To fix this. "Nai Yu Yue Bo Yu, official Yue Sikong, given the surname Ofi, led the governor of the prefecture, to tour the twelve ministries.
Eight: Surname. The ancestor of the surname Is Gao Tao, Gao Tao and Yao, Shun, and Dayu are the "Four Saints of the Ancients", Gao Tao was originally chosen by Dayu as the heir, but after his unexpected death, Gao Tao's eldest son Boyi was chosen as the heir by Dayu.