What is the family origin history of the Yang surname?

The surname Yang is the sixth most common surname in China today. It has a large population, accounting for about 3.1% of the country's Han population. ?

Looking for the roots. There are five sources of the Yang surname: 1. The theory of Yang Hou Miao descendants. According to the "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames" and "Tongzhi·Clan Brief", Yang came from the surname Ji. When Duke Wu of Jin (the tenth grandson of Tang Shuyu's son Xie) granted his second son Boqiao Yu Yang (now the southeast of Hongdong, Shanxi) In the ancient city area to the east of the village), he was called Yang Hou, and his descendants took Guo as their surname. 2. The female auspicious surname is Yang Guo. This theory is not found in handed down documents, but is found in unearthed cultural relics (according to Li Xueqin's "Chinese Surname Genealogy"). It is said that the female Ji's surname Yang is earlier than Ji's surname Yang. 3. The theory of heirs with sheep tongue. The country of Yang with the surname of Ji was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, and the land of Yang became the food town of the Yangyu family, a senior official of the Jin Dynasty. In this way, Yang also became the surname of the Yangyu family. It is also said that the Yangyu family was the son of Yanghou Boqiao, see "New Book of Tang Dynasty: Genealogy List of Prime Ministers" . 4. The theory of Yang Sun’s relict. According to "Zuo Zhuan" records, Qin Mugong had a doctor named Yang Sun. He fled to the Song Dynasty because of dereliction of duty, and his descendant Sun was named Yang. 5. It comes from the surname given or the surname of another clan changed to the surname Yang. For example, Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms gave some people the surname Yang after he pacified the barbarians; the Mohulu family of Xianbei was changed to Yang by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty; there was a Lin surname from Ninghua, Fujian who moved to Meizhou, Guangdong and changed his surname to Yang; according to the records of "Northern History", Yang Yichen's real surname Yuchi's family. ?

The surname was Yang Boqiao, the ancestor. In the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou died, and the young King Cheng succeeded to the throne. Because of the golden saying of "Tong Ye was granted the title of king", his younger brother Tang Shuyu was enfeoffed in the Tang Dynasty. Xie, the son of Tang Shuyu, later became the Marquis of Jin, and it was passed down to Jin Wu Gong for ten generations. King Wu's eldest son Guizhu succeeded to the throne as Jin Xiangong, and the second son Boqiao was enfeoffed in Yang and was called Yang Marquis. In this way, Yang Boqiao became the ancestor of the surname Yang.

The multiplication and migration originated from the Yang surname in Shanxi. After being destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, they moved westward, first into Fengyi, Shaanxi (now Dali, Shaanxi), and later moved to Huozhou, Shanxi today. , and then spread to the present day in Henan. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people surnamed Yang moved to the Jianghan area (today's Qianjiang area in Hubei Province). Later, as the power of the Chu State continued to strengthen, they were forced to move southeast to the current Jiangxi area. At the same time, there were also people who moved from Shanxi to Jiangsu, The surname Yang is from Anhui, so the surname Yang is spread in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, people surnamed Yang had already moved to Sichuan, and Shangshu Pushe Yang Xuan moved to Kuaiji, Zhejiang. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, in addition to the famous Hongnong Yang surname who lived in Huayin, Shaanxi Province, and the Di ethnic group Yang surnamed who lived in Qiuchi, Gansu Province, many people surnamed Yang moved to the south of the Yangtze River due to social unrest, and many people immigrated to the south of the Yangtze River. The ethnic minorities who dominated the Central Plains changed their surname to Yang, and Yang Huigu, the tenth grandson of Yang Zhen, Hongnong, served as the governor of Taiyuan County. His great-great-grandson was Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the Anshi Rebellion, a large number of Yang surnames from the Central Plains moved southward again. During this period, some people with the Yang surname moved to the Korean Peninsula. During the Song Dynasty, Yang Wudi and Yang Ye lived in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and Yang Gui moved to Bozhou, Guizhou. It can be seen that by the Song Dynasty, the Yang surname had been distributed in the vast area south of the Yangtze River, with Fujian as the center of their migration. After the end of the Yuan Dynasty, with the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang as the original places of overseas immigrants, people surnamed Yang began to immigrate overseas on a large scale, and their migration places were mainly concentrated in Southeast Asian countries. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Yunchuan, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, crossed the sea with the army to North Borneo (today's Heba State, Malaysia) and married the daughter of a local chief. The princess later threw herself into the sea and died because of Yang Yunchuan's death, which became a local legend.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Yang Aqiu, a native of coastal Fujian, went to India to do business and built a China Town. After modern times, others surnamed Yang went to Europe, America or Australia to settle. Today, the Yang surname is widely distributed in our country, especially in the provinces along the Yangtze River Basin. The distribution pattern of the Yang surname originally spread from the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the foot of Huashan Mountain to the surrounding areas, and from the north to the south. Overseas, it spread as follows: Mainly Southeast Asia.

The main county names formed by the Yang surname in the long-term reproduction and migration process are: 1. Hongnong County, where the government is located in Hongnong (now Lingbao North, Henan Province); 2. Tianshui County , the administrative seat is Pingxiang (northwest of Tongwei, Gansu); 3. Hanoi County, the administrative seat is Huai County (southwest of today's Wuzhi County, Henan).

Town names: "Guangyu", "Cishu", "Chongben", "Qingbai", "Wuben", "Four Knowledges", "Shaoxing", "Ruiben", "Shaoxian" ", "Hedong", "Qixia", "Qinhe", "Hongyi", "Anyang", "Hongshan", "Xinyang", "Daonan", "Xinhai", "Beishan". ?

Characteristics of the clan 1. It has been glorious and prominent for more than a thousand years, and everyone is competing for the top spot. From the four generations of the Three Dukes (Yang Jian, Yang Zhen, Yang Biao) in the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties and the three Yangs (Yang Jun, Yang Jue, Yang Ji) in the Western Jin Dynasty, to the Sui Dynasty, the Yang surname became the national surname, and then in the Tang Dynasty, the Yang surname became the national surname. From a surname that has produced numerous prime ministers (there were eleven prime ministers in Japan) to a family full of loyal and loyal generals of the Yang family in the Song Dynasty, the glory of the Yang surname is self-evident. 2. Family rules and precepts teach future generations. For example, Yang Wanli, a poet of the Song Dynasty, wrote in his own family motto: "...it is not easy to make a tile or a rafter; don't leave an inch of land unused. Laziness is the source of ruining a family, and hard work is the foundation of a life. The rich are left to their fate, and the small are left to chance. Richness comes from diligence. Men rely on blood and sweat for their livelihood, and women rely on lights and flowers for their luck. They sit at midnight and still don’t want to sleep; they listen to the sound of the dawn rooster on their pillows;

Celebrity Essence

Yang Zhen: A native of Hongnong Huayin (now Huayindong, Shaanxi Province), prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a famous Confucian in the world, known as "Kanxi Confucius", he is honest Serve the public and be upright.

Yang Jian: A native of Feng Yi (now Dali, Shaanxi), he established the Sui Dynasty in 581 AD. He worked hard to govern and reform the military system. He destroyed Chen in 589 AD, ending the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The division between North and South for more than 270 years.

Yang Jiong: A native of Huayin, Huazhou, ranked second among the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty. His poems, especially the frontier poems describing military themes, had the greatest influence. There is "Yang Jiong Collection" handed down to the world.

Yang Yuhuan: A native of Dutou Village, Yongle, Puzhou (now Yongji, Shanxi) in the Tang Dynasty, she was known as the most beautiful woman in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and was the favorite concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. During the Anshi Rebellion, the army mutinied, and she finally died in Mawei Station ( Today's Xingping, Shaanxi).

Yang Ye: General of the Northern Song Dynasty, founder of the Yang family. During Liu Chong's reign in the Northern Han Dynasty, he was brave and good at fighting, conquering all his enemies, and was nicknamed "Yang Wudi". Later, Liu Chong surrendered to the Song Dynasty. In 986 AD, because Pan Mei and Wang Gen refused to save him, they were captured by the elite soldiers of the Liao Dynasty. He died on hunger strike.

Yang Yanzhao: Commonly known as "Yang Liulang" among the people, he was the son of Yang Ye. He was battle-hardened, wise and brave, and guarded the border for more than 20 years. He died in front of the army at the age of fifty-seven due to overwork.

Yang Wanli: A native of Jishui, Jizhou (now Ji'an, Jiangxi Province), he was a poet and scholar in the Song Dynasty. He wrote many poems, including nine collections such as "Jianghu Collection" and "Jingxi Collection", which were later collected into "Chengzhai Collection". "Collection of Poems", and other works compiled into "Collection of Chengzhai", one of the four great writers in the Song Dynasty.

Yang Shiqi: A native of Taihe, Jiangxi, he was the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. He was known as the "Three Yangs" together with Yang Rong and Yang Pu. He was an honest official and cherished talents.

Yang Shen: A native of Xindu, Sichuan, born in Beijing, he was the champion of the Ming Dynasty. His literary reputation is world-famous and his talent is outstanding. His works "Sheng'an Collection" and the Sanqu "Tao Qing Yuefu" are handed down to the world.

Yang Xiuqing: A native of Guiping, Guangxi, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he was granted the title of King of the East, and controlled other kings. Later, he became arrogant and ambitious, and was killed in the Tianjing Incident. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom turned from prosperity to decline.

Yang Shenxiu: A native of Shanxi Wenxi, a Jinshi and one of the Six Gentlemen of 1898. His poems in prison are recited by the world.

Yang Rui: A native of Mianzhu, Sichuan, one of the Six Gentlemen of 1898.

Yang Hucheng: A native of Pucheng, Shaanxi Province, a senior patriotic general of the Kuomintang. He launched the Xi'an Incident and promoted the unified resistance of the Kuomintang against Japan.

Yang Zhenning: Originally from Hefei, Anhui Province, he graduated from the Department of Physics of Southwest Associated University. He later studied at Columbia University in the United States and settled there. In 1957, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the principle of parity nonconservation.