Definition【Introduction to Surname】
The surname Zhao (zhào) ranks first in the Song version of "Hundred Family Names", 7th in today's demographics, and 42nd in Taiwan. The Zhao surname accounts for about 2.29% of the total Han Chinese population. This is because "Hundred Family Names" originated in the early Song Dynasty, and the founding monarch of the Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, so the Zhao surname ranked first in the "Hundred Family Names".
The surname Zhao comes from the surname of Win, and the surname of the ancestor is the father- According to legend, the Father-Maker obtained eight thousand-mile horses at Mount Hua and dedicated them to King Mu of Zhou. King Mu of Zhou rode the eight horses to the west to hunt, and when he arrived at Kunlun Mountain, the Queen Mother of the West hosted a banquet in Yaochi. This is the rebellion of King Xu Yan in the southeast. The father drove thousands of miles a day, rushed back to the imperial capital in time, and led his troops to defeat King Xu Yan. Because of his father's merits in suppressing the rebellion, King Mu gave him the title of ZhaoCheng (赵城, in present-day northern Hongdong County, Shanxi). Since then, his father and his descendants have taken the fief as their surname and become the King of Zhao.
【Celebrity Stories】
Zhao Zilong, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms
Zhao Zilong was a general under Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period. When advancing into Sichuan, he was ordered to attack the city of Guiyang, and the defender Zhao Fan was defeated and surrendered, and Zhao Fan admired Zhao Zilong's bravery and superiority, and was also the same sect, and asked to be worshiped as a brother. On the day of the marriage, Zhao Fan prepared wine to celebrate, and when he was half drunk, suddenly a beautiful young woman poured wine for Zhao Zilong, and Zhao Zilong asked who she was? Zhao Fan replied: She is a sister-in-law of the Fan clan, her brother has just died, and no son often advises her to remarry, but so far there is no one who meets her wishes. Moreover, it is claimed that only people who are as good-looking as the generals and who are famous all over the world are willing to marry. It is a coincidence that today coincides with the general, and if the general is not abandoned, the sister-in-law is willing to serve the general for life.
Zhao Zilong listened and severely reprimanded Zhao Fan and said, "Since you and I have become brothers, and your sister-in-law is my sister-in-law, how can we be so incestful, unkind and unjust... Zhao Fan was solemnly righteously hooded by Zhao Zilong, and said that he was ashamed and self-conscious, and Zhao Zilong left the table in anger, and his awe-inspiring righteousness was admired by the world.
Zhao Zilong lived in Liu Bei to attack Sichuan, repeatedly built Qigong, and after establishing the Shu state, he was named one of the Five Tiger Generals, and his english name was Gaishi.
Later generations wrote poems praising Zhao Yun: although he was not a righteous brother, he also imitated Guan Gongbing candles, did not learn from his amorous uncle, and shamed him cao zhi zhanzhen.