Every surname in China has its own big god, what is your last name? See whose descendants you are? If history is a painting, then time is a brilliant color; If history is a mountain, then time is a rugged boulder; If history is a big tree, then time is a flourishing leaf; If history is a book, then time is a beautiful text; If history is a wall, then time is the bricks and tiles that make up the walls. Hello everyone, today Xiaobian and you are talking about each surname in China has its own big god, what is your last name? See whose descendants you are? Everyone has a surname, the surname will accompany us throughout our lives, and each surname has its own origin, but how much do you know about the origin of the surname, and now Xiaobian will analyze it with you.
According to census data, there are more than 5,000 surnames circulating in China today, and tens of thousands of surnames that have appeared in history. These surnames are all evolved from a very small number of the oldest surnames, such as the famous "Eight Ancient Surnames" Ji, Jiang, Yao, 嬴, 妘, 妫, 姚, and 姞.
As we all know, we call ourselves the descendants of Yan Huang, the Yellow Emperor lives on the shore of Ji Shui, taking Ji as his surname, and Yan Emperor lives next to Jiang Shui and takes Jiang as his surname. So, let's talk about the "Yellow Emperor" first. Through the pictures, we can see that there are many surname branches derived from the Yellow Emperor Ji surname, about 411, accounting for 82% of the total surnames of the "Hundred Family Names", and the surnames inherited by the Yellow Emperor are even more numerous, as shown in the following figure. Because the Yellow Emperor was the co-lord of the Chinese nation in ancient times, the head of the Five Emperors, his original surname was Gongsun, and he later changed his surname to Ji, so he was called Xuanyuan Ji, and the Yellow Emperor was described in the "History": born a god, weak and able to speak, young and qi, long and Dunmin, and intelligent. Just think, he became the chief of the Xuanyuan tribe at the age of 15, experienced 53 wars in his life, surrendered to Emperor Yan, killed Xuan You, and later unified the Central Plains. During his reign, he sowed hundreds of grains of grass and trees, vigorously developed production, made clothes and crowns, established boats and cars, created music, medicine, etc. As our "first ancestor of humanities", the contribution of the Yellow Emperor is indispensable!
Next, let's talk about Yandi. As shown in the figure:
Emperor Yan's surname was Jiang. The surname Jiang also performed 102 surnames, including 64 single surnames such as Lü, Xu, Xie, Qiu, and Lu, and 38 compound surnames such as Chunyu, Dongguo, and Gaotang.
Yandi and the Yellow Emperor belong to the same era of characters, but also with a lot of legendary color, according to legend Yandi Niushou person, he tasted hundreds of herbs, developed herbal remedies, and taught people to sow five grains, so it is also called Wugu Shennong Emperor, but Yandi's surname is obviously much less, mainly because he lost in the Battle of Hanquan.
From the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yellow Emperor occupied the mainstream, and in the Song and Liao periods, Liao called himself a descendant of Emperor Yan, so there were many fewer surnames inherited.
Finally, let's talk about Xuanyu. Mention the Second Emperor of Yanhuang, then the ancient god of war Xuan You has to mention, "Shan Hai Jing , Great Wilderness North Classic" is recorded: Xuan You raised an army to attack the Yellow Emperor, the Yellow Emperor ordered Ying Long to fight, the two sides in the field of Jizhou, Xuan You soldiers were defeated and killed. It is also said that the Yellow Emperor defeated Xuan You by uniting with the Yan Emperor, and even more wild history says that Xuan You lost by riding the "Iron Eating Beast", which is now the national treasure giant panda. In short, Xuan You was very strong but was still defeated by the Yellow Emperor. Since Xuan You was defeated by Yan Huang, most of his clan members have disappeared, and the surnames of Xuan You's descendants that can be found at present are mainly Tu and Zou. So if you are one of these two surnames, then it is very likely that you are a descendant of the god of war, Xuan you. What do you think? Doesn't that sound like a cow?
Yao, one of the Five Emperors, also left some surnames, among which the Surname Liu was mainly from Yu Yao's descendants. Why do you say "major"?
Because this is not the only origin of the Liu surname, for example, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor's Surname Ji listed above also changed their surname to Liu, so this point needs to be paid attention to.
Finally, there is a more special surname, that is, the surname Of Ying. Everyone knows that Qin Shi Huang is surnamed Yin, called Yin Zheng. The surname Yin is derived from the Yellow Emperor's eldest son, Emperor Shaohao, and is one of the surnames that split off from him. After Liu Bang entered Xianyang and the Qin Dynasty fell, most of the nobles of the Qin state changed their surname to Qin, and the surname of Yin ceased to exist, and it was not until 1800 that a person named Ying Qigao restored the surname of Ying. Do you have anything you want to say after reading it? Welcome to leave a message!