The origin of ten thousand surnames

Wan surname is an ancient surname, and its birthplace is Ruicheng, at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi.

According to the records of surname compilation and surname textual research, the earliest surname of Wan surnamed people originated from Rui Wanbo, a warlord of Zhou Dynasty, and later people took his name as his surname.

The ancestor of another surname is the descendant Biwan, and the descendants of Biwan later adopted the name of their ancestors as their surnames. It can be seen that the Wan family has at least two sources, but whether it is from Rui or Bi Wan, its roots are the same, and they are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor's surname Ji. In Wancun Village, Taohuatan Town, Jingxian County, Anhui Province, there is a family with a surname of Wan. Their ancestors moved here from Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province in the Jin Dynasty, and have been breeding here for more than 600 years.

Wan Ruzhen, descendant of Wan surname: The ancestor of Wan surname in Taohuatan was in Shaanxi. His ancestor's name was Wan Xiu. He lived in Fufeng County and moved to Jiangsu from Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province. The founder who came to our Taohuatan was Wan, the 16th ancestor Wan. He saw the beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery and beautiful environment of Taohuatan, so our ancestor Wan chose to settle in this place and live here. We have passed it on for 46 generations until today. Why is it called Wancun? Because Wan came first. There is no one else here, no other surname. There were many people in our village at that time. Up to now, there are 100 households with more than 500 people. We are all descendants of one ancestor.

From the Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, after hundreds of years of reproduction, the Wan family living here has developed into a large local family. Although not a noble family, it is famous for its family precepts of diligence and family management and the folk customs of living in harmony. Even a powerful emperor has heard of the simple family style of the Wanxing people here, thus leaving many stories to be proud of for the descendants of Wanxing in Wancun.

Wan Shiwei, a descendant of Wan: This righteous gate originated in the Tang Dynasty (five years of Zhenguan). Our ancestors lived in harmony from Wan Yan to Wan Chongguang for five generations, and their family style was simple, so they got the example of the emperor (Li Shimin) at that time. Now this Yimen is the symbol of our village, and it is also the glory and pride of our villagers. Now, in our village, we all go in and out from this gate to show our honor and glory.

Since ancient times, there have been many beautiful scenery and many literati. Wan Ju is one of many literati in the history of Wan family. When Wang Lun wrote to invite Li Bai, a great poet, to visit Taohuatan, Wan's family also warmly welcomed him.

Wan Ruzhen, a descendant of Wan surname: When Li Bai came, our ancestor Wan Ju brought him to play. He saw the scenery here is very good. Shili Taohua, Wanjia Hotel, is actually a hotel opened by our family's surname Wan, so it is called Wanjia Hotel. At that time, many people came here and went to Wanjia Hotel to drink and recite poems.

Fufeng Guild Hall was the place where the villagers discussed, gathered and received guests at that time. When Li Bai visited Taohuatan, he also wrote poems here with Wan Ju, Wang Lun and others. His enthusiasm and generosity left a deep impression on Li Bai, who wrote many poems praising the people here.

The earliest and most representative celebrity with a surname of ten thousand in history is Zhang Wan. Zhang Wan is a student of Mencius. In Mencius, there is a story about Zhang Wan's filial piety. This article is named after Zhang Wan. From this point of view, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people with Wan surname migrated to Shandong from their birthplace, and in the later historical development process, people with Wan surname were scattered to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian and other places. Since the Tang Dynasty, the number of people with ten thousand surnames recorded in historical materials has gradually increased from Zhejiang to Zhejiang, and the scope of activities has become wider and wider. It is worth mentioning that most of the people with Wan surname recorded in historical materials are in southern China. By the Ming Dynasty, Manchu had developed into a large family along the coast of Jiangnan and Fujian.