Because the clan organization represented by surnames has a long history and its lineage is vague, its true ancestors can no longer be traced back clearly, and each surname can only come from an imaginary ancestor-often a demigod; However, due to the modern history and clear lineage of the family organization, most of its ancestors can know it accurately.
For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Huangong's three sons established families,, and. Stone's ancestors can be traced back to Qingfu, yours can be traced back to, and yours can be traced back to. The "Ji" shared by the three families is the ancestor, which can only be imagined as the legendary character Huangdi.
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During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, surnames were once the most important factor to determine a person's social class, but since the Song Dynasty, surnames only existed as a symbol of blood. Today, the significance of surname as a symbol of consanguinity is also weakening, and its function is converging with the first name. This is because the dependence of individuals on blood tissue is weakening day by day.
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the method of selecting scholars by family status was adopted, and family name was the first factor to identify family status, which naturally attracted much attention. After the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination system has fully developed into a basic way to select talents, and the social status and political future of individuals mainly depend on scientific examinations rather than family status.
The importance of surnames has also greatly declined. Today, rural society has completely disintegrated, and people's mobility and leaving home to make a living have become the normal state of society. Whether people's dependence on blood tissue or the dependence that blood tissue can provide to people is close to zero, the bloody color of surnames is naturally fading and becoming a pure personal symbol.
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