Tracing back to the Teng family in Yuankou, Liangshan County, Shandong Province, data show that the Teng family in Yuankou has been a mystery for generations.

The origin of Teng family in Yuankou, Liangshan, Shandong Province has always been an unsolved mystery. When clan culture appeared in China a few years ago, most family members were willing to trace back to the source and understand the ins and outs of their lives. As a member of the Teng family in Yuankou, I found that this blood line I belong to has no intersection with any Teng family in all parts of the country. I learned from my father that the Teng family in Yuankou came here from Wangpo Village (now Wangpo Village, Yushan Town, Dong 'e County, Liaocheng City) north of the Yellow River, but we couldn't find the source from the ancestors of Wangpo Village to my grandparents' grandfathers.

People don't know how they left, but they really want to know how they came. The Teng family in the world comes from Tengzhou, Shandong Province, but the lineage of Yuankou is a mystery. This puzzle makes me think: a family must have parents and brothers and sisters, and brothers and sisters may also be separated. However, one must know who his mother is. Why can't Yuan Kou's lineage be sorted out with his ancestors?

With this question, I inquired about many Teng family members all over the country online. Opinions vary, and there is still no gain in uncovering the mystery of ancestors' life experience.

More than 0/00 people, descendants of Tengshi in Yuankou/KLOC-seek their roots and dreams, which has become the biggest worry of Tengshi.

My Teng family lived in the source of the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Liangshan County, Shandong Province, less than 200 years ago. After nine generations of reproduction, it has now exceeded 100 people. The national surname population ranks 2 1 1, which is considered as a surname with a small population.

Two? Explain the origin of Yuan Kouteng's family.

? Before liberation, the first Tengjia came to Yuankou from Donga Wangpo, Liaocheng, Shandong. An ancestor named Teng pushed his father Teng Bing (also known as Min) to Yuankou with a handcart.

The origin of Yuan Kou's name-The Place Name of Liangshan County, Shandong Province records that "Yuan Kou was named after the Grand Canal was dug and dredged in the Ming Dynasty."

As we all know, the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal started in Hangzhou and ended in Beijing, with a total length of 1 797 km. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is the longest and largest ancient canal in the world and one of the oldest artificial canals.

Shipping has always been the main hub of ancient transportation and economy. So the most populous and active places are on both sides of the canal.

There is a saying that the names of villages along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Shandong Province have 18 mouths. Because it is an artificial river, my grandmother's village is called "talk about the river". The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the village. In the Yuan Dynasty, the city gate was set here, also known as Kaihemen, and the canal water post was set up, also known as Kaiheyi. Kaihe Town was established in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the town government was stationed here, so Kaihe Village was also called Kaihe Town. At that time, it was the canal pier, where merchants gathered and the market was prosperous, also known as Kaiheji. Its location is marked on the historical map of China, and Feng Menglong's famous novel Sanyan Erpai records the local customs. Regarding the origin of the village name, the toponymy of Liangshan County in Shandong Province recorded that it was named after the dredging of the Grand Canal in the ninth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 1 1). Every time Gan Long goes down to the south of the Yangtze River, he stops at Kaihe to land. According to the old people, there is a local plaque inscribed by Gan Long.

Yuankou is one of the eight major towns along the Yangtze River in Huitong in Yuan Dynasty, one of the eighteen important ferries (eight towns: Nanyang Town, Luqiao Town, Kaihe Ancient Town, Anshan Ancient Town, Changgou Town, Wang Nan Ancient Town, Yuankou Ancient Town and Jinkou Ancient Town) between Jining North and Anshan Town. Among them, Yuankou Ferry became the most prosperous ancient town in that year because of a traffic artery running through the east and west.

According to historical records, after Zheng Deyuan (1506) built a sluice at Yuankou (6 km south of Kaihemen) in the Ming Dynasty, the traffic and commerce here developed rapidly and the towns gradually prospered. In the Qing Dynasty, it became the "first town" and "3,000 households, merchants' department stores" in Wenshang (formerly Wenshang County). It is the place where food is collected and exchanged in Wenshang, and it is also the largest commercial distribution center. Along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, starting from Yuankou, there are two towns of Jinkou and Anshan in the north, and two towns of Kaihe and Wang Nan in the south. Geographically, Yuankou is in the center of the five towns. Every flood season, ships from the North Boat to the South Boat are in an endless stream; Land transportation, there are east-west post roads, reaching Wenshang and Yanzhou in the east and Liangshan in Shui Bo in the west, connecting Yuncheng and Juancheng. During the prosperous period of this river, there was an endless stream of ships from north to south. The sails of ships waiting for transportation are like forests. Bamboo, wood and porcelain in the south of the Yangtze River, kerosene, foreign thread and Beijing-Tianjin groceries in the north are widely sold here. Five towns in Baili ranked first.

The reason why Guan Zushang came all the way from Wangpo: Wangpo Village is a small village under the flood dike on the north bank of the Yellow River. The land is barren, the traffic is blocked and the villagers are poor. When and where my ancestors came to Wang Po is unknown. It can be traced back to three generations, first the motherland, then his son Jingshan, and then Teng Bing (also known as Min). Because of excessive poverty, Tengjia in Wangpo, Liaocheng is really desperate. In order to survive, my grandfather Teng Gaoyuan took his father all the way to Yuankou and found that there were many people coming and going here, so he stayed here. It was the first time for the Fujimori family in Yuankou.

Three difficult adventures

The ancestor Teng runs a steamed bun shop in Yuankou, and is responsible for the dining of merchants from south to north. He has two sons and three daughters, the eldest son Teng Wenxuan and the second son Teng Zhangwen.

My grandfather Teng Rongshi is the second son of Teng Wenzhong. Teng Wenwen and his wife died of illness. When grandpa Teng Shichang was young, he was accused of going to the yamen. After he got the news, great-grandfather Teng Wenxuan (at that time, Teng Wenxuan opened a drugstore, and his wife Teng Wenwen had passed away) rushed to my grandfather's house and took five dollars to let my grandfather go out to hide. Since then, my whereabouts are unknown. It is said that I went to the northeast, but I also established contact with Teng Jiajian in the northeast. Since then, Teng Shichang's genealogy has not been succeeded. But what we are talking about here is that Teng Shichang, an old man from five oceans, has since disappeared.

In addition, the eldest son Teng Wenxuan has six daughters, and only one son named Teng Shiyu is the youngest son. Teng Zhangwen has two sons and three daughters.

In addition to the descendants of my ancestor Teng, there is actually a great-grandfather Teng Wenxiu, who is the grandson of Teng Bing's second brother. His father is Teng Yuanshan, and five brothers are the second in the family (the eldest son Wen Yuan, the third son Wen Kui, the fourth son Wen Lan and the fifth son Yu Wen). Unfortunately, the branch of Yuan Shan has been passed down to now, but there are no descendants. Teng Wenxiu can't live in Wang Po or Yuan in Liangshan County.

Because the Teng family is sparsely populated in the source area, they are very close to each other. Great-grandfather Teng Wenxuan has six daughters, Teng Zhangwen has three daughters and Teng Wenxiu has four daughters, so we have the legend of thirteen aunts. If these thirteen aunts were all men at that time, Yuan Kou Teng's family must be a noble family now.

However, history has no ifs.

It is said that the Teng family in Yuankou is often bullied by many foreigners because of its sparse population. My grandfather Teng Rong Shi was also forced to make a living as a soldier in Nanyang. Although Teng opened a pharmacy to do Chinese medicine business at that time, "Jutaihe" Chinese medicine shop was quite famous. At that time, the family was well-off and had a certain position in Yuankou, but after all, there were few grievances. In order to stabilize the Teng family's position in the village, he made friends with various religions, worshipped thirteen brothers eight times, and lived with the Yang family in Nanyuankou and Dongyuankou. At that time, his fame soared, and at the same time, his family business was booming. At that time, Teng's family was very prosperous. He visited Pang Ji Dyeing House, Yisheng Grain Store, Wanxing Oil Store, Fuchengxing Grain Store, Yuanhe Boutique Cake Store, Hou Yisheng Vinegar Oil Store, Dongshengyuan Pickle Paper Store, Wanyutang Chinese Medicine Store, tongjitang Maternal and Child Clinic and Hongshengyuan Department Store.

Accidents will happen. The good times didn't last long. Teng Shiyu died in Zhejiang at the age of 46. At that time, there were only five Teng family members in Yuankou. Teng Wenxuan and his wife Teng survived, and their sons Teng (7 years old) and Teng Baozhi (5 years old) were old and young, and the newly established Teng business empire collapsed. At that time, because my grandfather Teng Shichang was a soldier in Nanyang (only in Nanyang, I don't know if it is Nanyang in Henan now, but my nephew said it is Nanyang in Jinxiang, Shandong), my grandfather Teng Wenxuan found someone to redeem my grandfather with 300 yuan and help him get married. At that time, my grandmother Ding, 15 years old, lived in Luwan, Liangshan, fled with her father and lived in a shabby hut on the west bank of Yuankou Canal, less than 100 meters away from Teng's Chinese medicine shop. At that time, she followed her father to Yuankou to beg and fled to this place. Through the mediation of enthusiastic people, she married my grandfather Teng Rong Shi, who was almost thirty years old. Later, she ran my family's steam room business with my grandfather.

Four people thrive.

After my grandmother came in, my grandfather loved my grandmother very much because she was too young. Although my grandmother is loud and careless, her character has never changed because of my grandfather's favor. She treats people kindly, sympathizes with the weak and loves charity and hospitality, so she has a good reputation in the village.

Later, when my grandmother gave birth to my sister-in-law, she gave her milk to a child in the same village whose mother died after Guo was born. In order to make drinking milk more famous, people simply recognized my grandmother as an adoptive mother. As a result, my sister-in-law who is a few days older than him looks thin and short. My grandmother must be afraid of being gossiped and saying that she doesn't care about her adopted son. Coupled with her charitable character, she must have given all her milk to her adopted son, and she was starving. My other two aunts and my father and brother are all tall and burly. My sister-in-law doesn't look like my grandmother's child at first glance. This is why my family has a dry uncle, which is another story. We'll talk later.

Peter said, my grandmother is very competitive, with lush foliage. In more than ten years, she gave birth to seven children in one breath, including three girls in Si Er, and all the boys are mighty, tall and handsome. Girls are also beautiful and intellectual. Grandma has made great contributions to the growth of Teng's family, and since then Teng's family has gained a firm foothold in the village.

Teng Shiyu has two sons. Plus my grandmother's four sons, at that time, for the sake of family prominence, uncles and brothers also lined up together. Therefore, my father is the youngest and ranks sixth. He is what people call sixth uncle.

Seven children also made my grandfather very tired. My father was only nine years old when he died.

However, Teng Linbao, his father, loved to report injustice since he was a child, and he was fearless and hit the whole village. Because among the six brothers, the eldest brother Teng is also the village head (now called the village head) and the director of Yuankou District. Since then, no one in the village has dared to bully Lao Teng's family. Ten miles and eight townships all know that there is an old Liu rattan in Yuankou.

Catch up with the famine in 1958, and the country is enthusiastic about joining the army. My grandmother sent her four sons neatly into the army. Father was only 15 years old when he joined the army. He told people that he 16 years old and they were only allowed to join the army.

Because my grandfather has many children, in my generation, my grandfather has ten grandchildren and nine granddaughters.

In addition, Teng's later wife Teng, whose maiden name is Wangtang Village, is also a big family. After the death of her husband, the family, old and young, although three inches golden lotus, is strong and competitive, supporting the whole family.

Third uncle Teng, second uncle Teng Baozhi. Among them, uncle Teng Baoqing is the village battalion chief. He is kind and honest. He not only has high prestige at home, but also keeps his word in the village. The villagers respect him very much. If anyone has a problem, as long as he comes forward, he will not lose face. 1983 presided over Yuankou village middle school and retired, and died in 2000 10. At that time, a special memorial service was held in the village, which gave a high evaluation to this good cadre who devoted himself to the people and made a conclusion. He is an honor to our Teng family.

Five? Seek the roots and ask the ancestors

? Teng Xianbin, Teng's eldest grandson, is now a teacher in a university in Guangzhou. When I was a child, I often listened to my grandmother telling old stories about the Teng family. Later, with the deepening of his experience, he made a lot of efforts to explore the origin of Tengkou. So because it was dictated by his grandmother, he knew more comprehensively.

My father Teng Lin Bao retired from the army and went home to farm and married my mother. I have two sons and two daughters. I am the eldest daughter.

My father is also very keen to explore Teng's family background. 199 1 In winter, he and my cousin Teng Changhai went to Dongpo, Liaocheng.

A week later, I returned to Yuankou and brought back a few words representing generations. My father used to say that the generations in my family are five generations "everlasting". After I came back from Wang Po, my nephew's seniority changed from "long" to "virtuous".

20 12, my nephew Teng xianbin also went to Wang Po once, and later went again with several boys in our family. The unanimous reaction after you come back is that thanks to your ancestors' arrival at Yuankou, Wang Po is so poor and backward.

I really don't understand why I should stay there since I am so poor.

Teng Xianbin's grandmother once told him that the earliest time for our Teng ancestors to settle in Wangpo may be the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that my ancestors used to be bearers of Liu Jin, a traitor in the Ming Dynasty. Later, Liu Jin committed a crime, the emperor killed Liu Jin, fined Jiuzu, and the bearers fled everywhere.

In order not to implicate his own people, Teng Jiazu begged all the way to Wang Po. That place, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, is vast and sparsely populated, and birds do not shit. There are only a few families in the village, and there is only one exit. A little trouble is also conducive to escape. So he settled down and didn't dare to tell outsiders about his experience.

In this way, after four or five hundred years, such a legend has been handed down. As a relative, I dare not talk about it, because in feudal society, in order to avoid the crime of decapitation.

So, my ancestors just remembered their surnames. His name is not recorded in the genealogy of his hometown.

That's why there is no source among my ancestors.

After I heard about this, I began to collect information about Liu Jin and found that Liu Jin's hometown was Xingping, Shaanxi.

According to Baidu's entry, Liu Jin (145 1 year-1510 year) was born in Xingping (now Wangbao Village, Tang Fang Town, Xingping City, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province), a eunuch in the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. Tan, whose real name is Tan, was adopted by eunuch Liu Shun at the age of six and changed his surname to Liu, becoming a palace eunuch.

The sedan chair bearer is equivalent to the identity of the guard. A wicked man like Liu Jin must be careful everywhere. He must be trustworthy when choosing bearers. Not only does he have strength and know the limits, but he also looks passable. More importantly, he must be loyal to him.

At this time, he is very likely to find someone from his hometown. As the saying goes, one person gets the word, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. So I'm most likely to go to Xingping to find a bodyguard.

Reminiscent of the appearance and personality of the Fujiguchi family, the boys are handsome and mighty, tall and generous, with developed language cells, sensitive to words and strong affinity. If the rumor is true, it is very likely that his ancestral home is Xingping, and it is speculated that there will not be only one Teng in Xingping, Shaanxi. So I found the Teng family in Xingping, Shaanxi Province in the online family Teng family group.

According to historical records, the Teng family in Zhangli Village, Nanxu Town, Xingping City, Shaanxi Province has lived at the foot of Liu Che Mausoleum, the Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty for generations. According to the relevant data of Maoling, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, that is, before the death of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, dozens of famous families from all over the country were used to guard his tomb, which was in Maoling County (now Xingping City) at that time. Teng is one of them.

According to the situation of going out, generations settled in Weibei Plateau and at the foot of Maoling. According to research, there was a migration to Shanxi in Qing Dynasty. Now there are 202 households with 8 10 people.

In this way, my Teng family has aristocratic blood.

My nephew said, look at Teng Zi. When you open it, it is that the moon is out of water. What is the word moon pass? I was suddenly taken aback. This is the emperor's idea. I see.

I still have a layer of awe of Teng's surname. When I was young, I always thought this word was too difficult to write. I felt so ignorant when I was a child.

I was very excited when I learned that Xingping had Teng's family. Contact them quickly and ask them if they have ever made a sedan chair for Liu Jin.

To my disappointment, no one has heard of it. The older generation has never heard of it. Maybe it was a long time ago.

The clue is broken again.

Later, Mr. Teng Wenguo, a well-known clan relative of Teng family in Hengyang, Hunan Province, analyzed that it may be to protect the people and be afraid of being punished. At that time, the Teng family dared not say that their family had given Liu a sedan chair.

Therefore, the ancestors of Yuankou Tengjia were fascinated.

I think there may be a little hope to go there for DNA identification if there is an opportunity.

Tracing back to the source is the simple desire of soul unity. I am a great China native, who has been educated for five thousand years, and in the end, I am all Chinese children; Inheriting the past and connecting the future, learning lessons and heading for the right path are all descendants of the Chinese people.

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