During the Western Zhou Dynasty, in addition to the above-mentioned Tong foreign countries in the territory of present-day Hua County, there was also a princely state, which had a much greater influence than the Tong state in history, that is, the Zheng state that appeared later than the Tong state.
During the existence of the State of Tong, the southwestern part of present-day Hua County belonged to the State of Tong, while the rest belonged to the land of Wang Qi, which was directly administered by the Western Zhou royal family. Before the establishment of the Zheng Kingdom, this place was called "Zheng" or "Southern Zheng". The original meaning of "Zheng", according to the Eastern Han Dynasty Exegesis Book "Interpretation", is "Zheng, Machiya." Its land is flat, and the town is also. "Ci Hai" interprets "town" as "flat appearance". The northern part of present-day Hua County was located on the alluvial plain south of the Wei River, and the terrain was flat and open, which was why it was called "Zheng" at that time. The ancient history book "Bamboo Book Chronicle" records that in the first year of King Mu of Zhou (976 BC), "the palace was built in Southern Zheng". The famous scholar Guo Pu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty noted that Southern Zheng was "present-day Jingzhao Zheng County." "And Jingzhao Zheng County in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was present-day Hua County. The "Ciyuan" more clearly states that Nanzheng "the ancient city is in the north of present-day Hua County, Shaanxi". The contemporary historian Wu Bolun said, "The Western Zhou Dynasty has always taken Fenghao as its capital,...... King Mu of the Middle Dynasty lived in Zheng (present-day Hua County) ,...... But not for long. "Zheng Clan Relatives clicked to enter the Zheng Global Group. It can be seen that Zhengdi was once the capital of Western Zhou during the reign of King Mu of Zhou. In the first year of King Yi of Zhou (899 BC), a strange thing occurred in Zhengdi and was recorded in the annals of history, that is, the "First Year of King Yi, the Heavens And Then Dan in Zheng" recorded in the "Bamboo Book Chronicle", that is, Zhengdi sunrise twice a day. In the 1980s, chinese and foreign astronomers pointed out that this was the phenomenon of distributing birthday whole foods at dawn. Computer calculations show that the total solar eclipse occurred at 5:48 a.m. on April 21, 899 BC. The so-called two sunrises a day, in fact, shortly after sunrise, because the moon covers the sun and causes a total eclipse, the sky darkens, and when the eclipse passes, the sky seems to rise again. This rare astronomical record is an important research topic for contemporary astronomers and the "Xia-Shang-Zhou Dynasty Project".
In the twenty-second year of King Xuan of Zhou (806 BC), another major event occurred in Zhengdi, that is, King Xuan of Zhou enfeoffed his brother "Friend" to Zheng, and the famous princely state of Zheng in the pre-Qin period was founded in this year. Zheng Guo's founding monarch's name was "You", also known as Duoyou, or Duo father, or Huanyou, who was the younger son of King Li of Zhou and the younger brother of King Xuan of Zhou (some say it is a mother brother, some say it is a brother). After his death, his posthumous title was "Duke Huan", so he was called "Duke Huan of Zheng" in history. The year of Zheng Huan's birth is unknown, but he was the youngest son of King Li of Zhou, who died in 828 BC, so Zheng Huan was born no later than 827 BC. Zheng Huan died in 771 BC, so he should have died at the age of 56. Zheng Huangong's early deeds are not recorded in ancient historical records. In November 1980, a bronze ding was excavated in Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province, with an inscription on it, which was called "Duoyou Ding" by the archaeological community.
After Zheng Huan was feudalized by the Zheng Kingdom, he lived in The Forest, that is, the capital was in the Forest, and after the Forest was renamed Xianlin, the location was in the northeast of the present-day county, and the general location was about the intersection of the present-day Bi hometown and the town of Xiamiao. Later, somehow, the capital was moved to the "Shi" land, and there is still a Shi Village in Bi's hometown, which may be this place, if this judgment is correct, this may be the oldest place name in Hua County.
After Zheng Huan established the Zheng Kingdom, he governed the country well and was deeply loved by the people of the Zheng State. Eight years after the death of King Xuan of Zhou and the ascension of King You of Zhou to the throne (774 BC), Duke Huan of Zheng was appointed as the royal court of the Zhou Dynasty. Situ is one of the six secretaries of the royal family, and the Zheng clan relatives clicked to enter the Zheng global group. In charge of the land and people of the country. During his tenure as Situ, Zheng Huan appeased Zhou Min and won the favor of Zhou Min. It is said that the "Silk Robe" in the Book of Poetry was written in praise of Zheng Huangong. However, after King Zhou You's favor, he fainted and became corrupt, so that the world was in turmoil. Zheng Huangong saw that the future of the Western Zhou Dynasty was uncertain, so he thought about the way back, so he asked Yu Shibo. Tai Shi Bo, also known as Shi Bo, was named Ying, the King of Zhou You, tai shi, in charge of drafting documents, ordering princes, writing history books, and also managing sacrifices. Tai Shi Bo persuaded Zheng Huan to move the state of Zheng to the east of Luoyi (present-day Luoyang, Henan), south of the Yellow River and the Ji River. Zheng Huan followed Tai Shi Bo's advice, and after consulting King You of Zhou, in the ninth year of King Zhou You (773 BC), with the assistance of merchants, deposited his family, tribes, and property between the Eastern Yu Kingdom (northeast of present-day Xingyang, Henan) and the State of Qi (in present-day southeastern Mi County, Henan) east of Luoyi, which laid the foundation for future relocation. Zheng Huangong's preparations for moving east, with the help of the power of the merchants, he made an alliance with the merchants: I will not force you to buy you, and you will not betray me. In the history of China, this incident shows that at that time, there were already merchants who did not belong to the official government, on the other hand, from the perspective of the merchants' ability to "compete with Zheng Huangong", the status of merchants was not small.
In the eleventh year of King You of Zhou (771 BC), the northwestern tribe of Inu Rong attacked Western Zhou and killed King You of Zhou under Mount Li (in present-day Lintong, Shaanxi), and Duke Huan of Zheng was also killed at the same time. Zheng Guoren made the son of Duke Huan of Zheng the monarch, that is, Duke Wu of Zheng. Zheng Wugong, Marquis Wen of Jin, and Duke Xiang of Qin escorted King Zhou Ping, the son of King You of Zhou, from Hojing (present-day Western Xi'an) to Luoyi, establishing Eastern Zhou. Zheng Wugong also destroyed the state of Wu in the second year of King Ping of Zhou (769 BC), and zheng also moved all the way east, leaving the ancient Zheng dynasty that had been established for 37 years, that is, in the area of present-day Hua County, Shaanxi.
After Zheng Guo moved east, some of the people in the area of present-day Hua County moved east, and some of them stayed. In order to avoid the "Inuyasha Rebellion", some of them crossed the Qinling Mountains and fled south to the present-day city of Hanzhong in Shaanxi, which was called "Nan Zheng" because it was south of the former Zheng Kingdom. After moving east, the former land of Zheng Guo was called "Ancient Zheng" or "Old Zheng", because it was also called West Zheng in the west of the New Zheng Kingdom.
After moving east, zhengguo was one of the great powers of the Spring and Autumn Period, which gradually declined and was destroyed by Korea in 375 BC. After the fall of the Zheng kingdom, its remnants took the name of the country, which is the origin of the "Zheng" surname, and the founding monarch of the Zheng kingdom, Zheng Huangong, thus became the common ancestor of the Zheng clan in the world, and Hua County became the birthplace of the Zheng clan in the world.
After Zheng Huangong was martyred, he was buried in Zheng Guo's hometown, and the tomb site was in the courtyard of the Xiguan Screw Factory in present-day Hua County. There was once a Zheng Huan Ancestral Hall next to the tomb, which was destroyed at the end of the Qing Dynasty. In May 1957, the People's Committee of Shaanxi Province (the predecessor of the current Shaanxi Provincial People's Government) listed Zhenghuan Cemetery as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. Since then, the Zheng Huan Cemetery has been well protected, and there are often Relatives of the Zheng Clan at home and abroad who come here to pay homage to their ancestors.
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Kneeling in front of the statue of the first ancestor, the heart is surging, and it is not far away to come to the place where the ancestors lived, to see this beautiful Xingyang, and to touch the old city wall that has stood for a thousand years. They are devout and sincere, and they pass on the faith of a thousand years in this incense burning prayer, which is the baptism of the heart and the destination of the heart. They are very grateful, this is how many hardships and tribulations have been made to have this magnificent hall that can be worshiped by the descendants of the Zheng clan in the world to carry the wishes of millions of Zheng clan children.
The World Zheng Ancestor Worship Ceremony is a grand event for the descendants of the Zheng clan around the world. On November 11th, Henan Xingyang World Zheng Ancestral Hall held the Ding Younian World Zheng Ancestral Worship Ceremony, more than 1,000 people on the scene praised the ancestors, is the Zheng clan's remembrance of the ancestors, remembrance of the ancestral relics, praise the virtues of the ancestors, to achieve the role of inspiring the current Zheng descendants!
As a member of the descendants of the Zheng family, we must inherit the aspirations of the ancestors, pass on the virtues of the ancestors, promote the wind of the ancestors, and contribute to the revitalization of the Zheng family today!
Unite the world's Zheng clan relatives, and unite the strength of the Zheng clan in the world!
Remember the Zheng Zuen and carry forward the Zheng Zude