Eight Ancient Surnames in China

The eight surnames in ancient China were Wa, Yao, Gui, Gui, Yi, Gui, Jiang and Ji.

1, eh.

Surname is one of the 12 basic surnames given by the Yellow Emperor. It is a very old surname with a glorious tradition. It is said that Ai's ancestor was the son of the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor named Botong Gu Yan, and his son Chien Sun established Gu Yan. However, according to the records of ancient books and documents, we can also see the humble status of Yan State.

2. Yao

Yao's surname comes from Yu Shun, one of the five emperors. Shun was born in the ruins of Yao, and later generations took the land as their surname, which was called Yao's. Today, Yao's surname should be regarded as the most popular surname, and its distribution in China is mainly concentrated in Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces.

3. hey

Gui surname is the same as Yao surname, which comes from Yu Shun, one of the five emperors, and belongs to Juyi surname. Gui surname is a very old surname group, but it is not included in 1000 surnames in Chinese mainland today. The surnames such as Chen, Hu, Yuan, Tian, Lu, Che, Wang, Zhan and Man gradually evolved.

4. hey

Da surname is a Chinese surname, one of the earliest surnames in ancient China, and it is said to be the ancestor of Ba surnames. In the Zhou Dynasty, the names of Yi, Yi, Forced Yang and other countries were Da. He is a descendant of Zhu Rong, the grandson of Emperor Zhuan Xu.

5. I won.

Won surname began in Yao and Shun period. According to Records of the Historian, Boyi "trained birds and beasts with the help of Shun, and many birds and beasts were tamed, so Shun changed his surname to Won". After Boyi got his surname, he held an important position and became an important official of Shun. Later, the surname won was Zhao. Today, the surname won is distributed in Jiangsu, Shandong, Yunnan, Beijing, Hebei, Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces 19.

6. hey

Yi surname, married with Ji surname and Jiang surname for a long time. Yi, You, You Chong, Shi, You, Qi and other countries, as well as his wife Tai Yihe, are all praised as Yi. According to historical research, Yan is a surname with a history of more than 4,000 years. The ancestor of Si surname is Dayu, an ancient hero of water control in China, who has been praised by the world since ancient times.

7. Ginger.

Jiang's family originated from Shennong, and Emperor Yan was born in. Jiang was named after water, and his descendant Jiang Ziya was sealed in Qi at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. By the mid-Warring States period, it was destroyed by Tian, and the descendants were scattered. Some people take the country name as their surname, or the surname as their surname.

8. Ji.

The surname of the Yellow Emperor is Ji (not Xuanyuan), which is why the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty did not cause much turmoil, so Ji is also the national surname of the Zhou Dynasty.