About the origin of Liu's surname, it is recorded in the Code of Surnames-"Duke of Zhou and Sun Gongzi Exhibition, Sun Wuhai's exhibition is based on the word Wang and his son, and the exhibition birds are collected under Liu, hence the name Liu. Lu destroyed the official Chu, Qin merged with the world, and Liu moved to Hedong, where he solved the problem. There was a Liu case at the end of Qin Dynasty, and Hui descendants also came. " From this record, the ins and outs of Liu's surname are clear at a glance-he is a descendant of Lu after Duke Zhou. He used to be a bird, but later he changed his surname to a vitamin because he ate under Liu. After Qin Shihuang unified the world, Liu's descendants who originally lived in Lu moved to Hedong, and their descendants continued from generation to generation, eventually becoming a famous family in Hedong, and then multiplying from here to all parts of the country. Hedong at that time referred to a large area east of the Yellow River in Shanxi Province.
The first Liu family to get ahead in history is the Liu family in the Southern Dynasties, which started with Liu Shilong, the general of Wuwei in Liu and Song Dynasties, about 2,000 years ago. The Southern Dynasties were prominent officials, just like a noble family.
The performance of Liu Gongchu, Liu Gongquan and Liu Zhongying, the son of Liu Gongchu, in the Tang Dynasty made the Liu family shine even more brightly and became a famous surname. Liu Gongquan, who is familiar to everyone, is a calligrapher with high attainments. His Mysterious Pagoda Monument is the most widely circulated, and it is still a model for calligraphers. He not only writes well, but also learns widely and better. Later, he was named Duke of Hedong by Tang Gaozong, and he and his brothers and nephews were called "Three Masters", honoring their ancestors and leaving endless glory for future generations.
Since then, Liu Zongyuan's celebrities have appeared in history books, such as Liu Yong, a romantic genius in the Song Dynasty, and Liu Zongyuan, a great scholar who contributed to China's ancient literature, all of whom are household names. Liu Yong (about 987- about 1053) was born in Chong 'an (now Wuyishan, Fujian), Han nationality. Poet of the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the most representative figures of graceful and restrained school, his masterpiece Yulinling. Formerly known as trilateral, the word Jingzhuang. Later renamed Yong, the word Qing. Ranked seventh, also known as Liu Qi. He is a scholar in the imperial court, and the official is Yuan Wailang, so he is known as Liu Tuntian in the world. He called himself "Liu Sanbian, who wrote lyrics in sequence", devoted himself to lyrics all his life and called himself "the beauty in white". Liu Zongyuan was a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty in China, with thick words, and was known as "Liu Hedong" in the world. With Han Yu in the Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu in the Song Dynasty, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong, they are also called "eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties". He has more than 600 poems in his life, and his achievements are greater than poems.