Zēng's surname comes from two sources:

1, from the surname, descendants of Yu Xia, taking the country name as the surname. According to legend, during the period of Shun Di, Gun's wife gave birth to Yu because of dream of eating's barley, so Shun Di gave Yu a surname. According to Shiben, Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames and Examination of Surnames, it is said that the fifth Sun Shaokang once sealed his youngest son in a place called "Mountain" in the northwest of Cangshan County, Shandong Province. This house in Shao Kang, Shan State, built by Sun Yat-sen, has been repeatedly attacked in the past two thousand years after the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Until the Spring and Autumn Period, it was destroyed by the State of Ju in 567 BC. At this time, the prince who was in the pain of national subjugation ran to neighboring Lu to be an official. After changing the original country name "Tan" as the surname, he left the old city after entering the city. The name has been passed down from generation to generation and has been passed down to this day.

According to relevant information, foreigners or people with foreign surnames take their surnames, and Tujia, Yi, Miao, Li and other ethnic minorities all have this surname.

Ancestor of surname: Qu Lie (Yan Hou). In the period of Emperor Shun in ancient times, Gun's wife gave birth to Yu because she ate coix seed in her dream, and Emperor Shun gave Yu a surname. Shao, the fifth grandson of Yu Xia, revived Shi Xia and named his youngest son Qu Lie as a "mountain" (northwest of Cangshan County, Shandong Province). From then on, the State of Guo went through the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties and attacked each other for more than two thousand years. It was not until the Spring and Autumn Period that it was annexed by the State of Ju. At this time, with the pain of national subjugation, the King of Wu of Zhiguo went out to be an official in the neighboring country of Lu, and his son and grandson took the original country name "Zhi" as their surname, and then moved to the edge of the city, saying that they left the old city and called it Zeng's. Qu Lie became the ancestor of Zeng.

Second, migration distribution.

Zeng's ancestral home is in the northwest of Cangshan County, Shandong Province. In the pre-Qin period, descendants who had fled to Lu were officials in Lu, and that's how they survived. At the same time, it spread to the surrounding areas, making Zeng clan people all over Shandong, Hebei and other places. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, people surnamed Zeng were always known as "filial piety" and were honored as "saints" by feudal rulers, with a prominent reputation and prosperous population. Sun Zengle, the eldest son of Zeng Shen, was a county magistrate in Shanyin of the Western Han Dynasty, and Huan, the son of Zeng Le, had two sons: Xu and Guang. The fourth generation of Wangfufeng (now southeast of Xingping, Shaanxi) was Fufeng House, and the second son Yu and Chang moved to Jizhou (now Jixian, Hebei) and Qingzhou (now northeast of Zibo, Shandong) respectively. According to Zeng Baozhi's grandson, in order to avoid Wang Mang's rebellion at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, more than 1,000 clan members moved from Shandong to Jiyang Township in Luling County (southwest of Ji 'an City, Jiangxi Province), which was the auspicious home. There were two sons: Chen and Wang Yi. Sun Zengcheng, a former participant in the fifth generation, has three sons: Jue, Lao and Lu. I live in Nanfeng, Fuzhou (east of Guangchang County, Jiangxi Province), which is a house in Fuzhou (west of Linchuan City, Jiangxi Province). Sun Zengzhen, the 10th Sun Zengzhen, who once explained, suddenly moved to Shaozhou (now the south of Shaoguan, Guangdong) to avoid chaos. His son Zeng Yong moved to Qianzhou (now Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province), and the first1/world Sun Zengzong moved to Jiaozhou (now Guangzhou, Guangdong Province). At this point, before the end of the Han Dynasty, Zeng's clansmen were constantly migrating because of official fatigue or war, and had entered Shandong, Hebei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other provinces respectively. With a large population and wealthy families, several large counties have been formed. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, wars were frequent year after year, and the society was always in turmoil. Coupled with the "Yongjia Rebellion" at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the gentry of the Central Plains moved southward on a large scale, so they also entered a large number of southern provinces during this period. One of them moved to Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and several others moved to Shujun (now Chengdu, Sichuan), (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) and (now Jiangsu). Therefore, before the Tang Dynasty, Zeng's family name had spread all over the country, celebrities were constantly emerging, and the family power was growing day by day, gradually becoming one of the most famous surnames in China. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, social stability, clan development accelerated, and expansion and diffusion became fashionable. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, some people moved to Fujian. By the end of the Song Dynasty, due to the war and foreign invasion, Zeng had migrated several times. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zeng's family had spread all over the country, and some people had spread to Taiwan Province Province and overseas. Today, Zeng has a large population in China, especially in Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. The Zeng population in these four provinces accounts for about 66% of the Han population in China. Zeng is ranked 38th in China and16th in Taiwan Province Province, with a large population, accounting for about 0.49% of the Han population in China.

Third, historical celebrities.

Zeng Dian: Zi, also known as Zeng, was born in Wucheng (now Nanwucheng, Weizhuang Township) in the Spring and Autumn Period. The father of Zeng Shen, one of the 72 sages of Confucius' disciples. Together with Yan Hui's father Yan and Mencius' father Meng, it was enshrined in the shrine behind the Confucius Temple in Qufu. The Analects of Confucius shows him sitting with Luz, You Ran, Gong Xihua and Confucius, talking about personal interests. Speaking of personal interests, he stopped playing drums and said that he would put on spring clothes in late spring, take five or six like-minded adults and six or seven teenagers, bathe in the Yihe River, blow on the dance floor and sing back. After listening to this, Confucius greatly appreciated it and sighed: You think the same as me! When Ji Wuzi, a doctor of Lu, died, he mourned for his "leaning against the door and singing" and was called a madman in Lu. In 739 (the twenty-seventh year of Tang Kaiyuan), "Su Bo" was posthumously sealed. 1009 (the second year of Song Dazhong Xiangfu) sealed "Laiwu Hou". 1530 (the 9th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty) was renamed as "Saint Zeng".

Ceng Zi: Zeng Shen was born in Nanwucheng (now Feixian County, Shandong Province) at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. He is a disciple of Confucius and is famous for his filial piety. According to legend, "The University" was written by him and was called "Zongsheng" by later Confucianism.

Zeng Tan: A native of Quanling in Han Dynasty. Recommend for, worship for business. It is too common for an official to be tired of being a genius.

Zeng Yu: Zeng Shen's eldest son, Zeng Jia's eldest grandson, Fufeng (now southeast of Xingping, Shaanxi). Worship Guan Han and advise the doctor.

Zeng Wan: General Han Zhennan led troops to conquer southern Xinjiang and expand the territory of Nankang County. Later, it was named Nankang Yi Shi.

Ceng Hui: Zeng Qing's grandson, Zeng Qing's second son, once served as a constant attendant of Dr. Wu Sanqi, Guanglu, Yin Qing, south of the city. imperial academy toasted and served as an imperial envoy.

Ceng Fang: In the Tang Dynasty, he was the county magistrate of Cheng Xiang. At that time, people were suffering from miasma, and Ceng Fang used drugs to help them. People came to ask for medicine one after another.

Ceng Bu: A native of Nanfeng (now Jiangxi), Jianchang Army in the Northern Song Dynasty, Jia You was a scholar. Participated in Wang Anshi's political reform and served as a secretary for three times. During the reign of Hui Zong, he advocated reconciling the old and new factions.

Zeng Yi: a native of Jinjiang, Fujian Province, was a poet at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty. He can write poetry and prose. He has compiled "Lei Shuo" and compiled a large number of documents about Qi religion into "Tao Shu".

Once upon a time: Ganzhou, Jiangxi, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. He was sentenced in Jiangxi and Zhejiang. His poetics is Jiangxi School with distinctive style. Lu You once studied poetry with him.

Ceng Gong: a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zigu (10 19- 1083), a native of Nanfeng (now Jiangxi), was called Mr. Nanfeng. Jiayou Jinshi, who tried to edit and collate historians' books, was praised by Wang Anshi. Prose is plain and soothing, good at narrative reasoning and pays attention to the structure of rules and regulations. It is one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties". Some articles are not full of the conformism of the incumbent at that time, and advocate changing the "degree of legal system" on the premise of "conforming to the wishes of the former king" There is a "Yuanfeng class draft". In addition, "Longping Collection" also takes "making" as the topic.

Zeng Lu: A newcomer in the Ming Dynasty, he was eager to learn from childhood, learned from ancient times and modern times, and was famous for his writing. Later, thanks to the assistant minister of does, he wrote Daming Ji Li, which spread all over the world.

Zeng Qiong: a native of Futian, Fujian, an outstanding painter in the Ming Dynasty. He is good at drawing portraits and is known as "looking in the mirror is wonderful". His painting method was very popular for a while, and his disciples were numerous and outstanding, so he was called "Chen Bo School" by people at that time.

Zeng: A native of Jiangdu, Jiangsu Province, he was a scholar in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, and served as assistant minister of the Ministry of War in Shandong and Shanxi.

Zeng Sheng: Zeng Zhensheng was born in Limeskin, pingshan town, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Participated in the "December 9" Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement, and was elected as the Chairman of the Workers' Anti-Japanese Presidium of Sun Yat-sen University and the Chairman of the Guangzhou Anti-Japanese Federation. 1936 joined China. 1937 worked in the local area before, then joined the guerrillas and transferred to the army. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as Secretary of the Hong Kong Seafarers' Working Committee, Minister of the Trade Union Organization Department, Secretary of the CPC Huiyang Baoan Working Committee, Chief of the Guangdong Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps and Commander of Dongjiang Column. During the War of Liberation, he served as vice president of East China Military and Political University, deputy secretary and deputy commander of the Party Committee of Bohai Military Region, and commander of Guangdong and Guangxi columns. After the founding of New China, he served as deputy commander of Guangdong Military Region, commander and political commissar of Pearl River Military Division, deputy chief of staff of South China Military Region and first deputy commander of South China Sea Fleet. Member of the Standing Committee of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Third Secretary of Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, Mayor of Guangzhou, Vice Minister and Minister of People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Communications, and Consultant of the State Council. 1955 was awarded to Shaojiangjun Street. He has served as a deputy to the First, Second, Third and Fifth National People's Congress, a member of the Fifth the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) and a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress, and was elected as a member of the Central Advisory Committee. He is the author of Memoirs of Zeng Sheng.

Zeng Wendi: Hou Liangren. Astronomy, divination, Huangting, indoor books, everything, especially proficient in geography.

Zeng Zhiyao (950- 1007), a native of Nanfeng, was an essayist in the Northern Song Dynasty and was the grandfather of Hehe. He is the first scholar in Nanfeng since the Northern Song Dynasty. He has successively served as Liv's master book, Liangzhou's clerk to join the army, Zuo Lang's works, and Zhejiang Jingxi's transshipment ambassador. Our state is known as Shoushou, Taishou, Quanzhou, Jiangsu, Yang and Hubei. The official was a doctor of rites and was later appointed as a doctor of official department. During his tenure as an official, Zeng Zhiyao reduced the exorbitant taxes levied by the people, observed the sufferings of the people, and made a scene wherever he went. In Shouzhou, when everyone left, Shouzhou people stayed so many times that they couldn't make it for a few days. After that, they quietly left Shouzhou with two soldiers riding alone. Zeng Zhiyao is outspoken and dares to expose people's mistakes. He protested to the doctor Wei Yao that he knew Suzhou and what he did was illegal. Others were afraid to speak, so he was impeached and Wei Yao was dismissed. As a result, Yao often offended many dignitaries because of his fierce words on the throne, and was demoted or transferred many times. Give advice to doctors and princes after death, and seal lord protector. Zhi Yao wrote many works in his life, including 30 volumes of Fairy Wings, 80 volumes of Taiji in Guangzhong, 30 volumes of Qianguan, Yao Ji in Xiao Xi 10, collection of outspoken views 10, and 3 volumes of Chen Wei Yao Ji.

Ceng Gongliang: Zheng Yuezhong is a famous figure in the Northern Song Dynasty. A native of Jinjiang, Quanzhou (now Fujian Province), is famous for his familiarity with legal allusions, and once edited Jason Wu Tongzhi.

Zeng Guofan: Westernization School and the Leader of Xiang Army in the Late Qing Dynasty. The original name is Zicheng (1811-1872), with the word Bohan. A native of Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, Daoguang Jinshi, served as a bachelor of cabinet and governor of two rivers, and later died in Nanjing. There is The Complete Works of Zeng Gong.

Ceng Jize: Zi Jiegang (1839- 1890), the eldest son of Zeng Guofan, was a diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty. He pays attention to current affairs, reads widely and is familiar with western languages. At first, I made up the foreign minister of the household registration department with a shadow, and then I attacked the marquis. Guangxu four years (1878) as ambassador to Britain and France, 1880 as ambassador to Russia. During the Sino-French War, I advocated the war of resistance. 1885 served as the deputy envoy of the naval yamen, and was appointed as the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War and the minister of ethnic affairs of the Prime Minister's Office. 1887, he wrote China's Theory of Sleeping First and Waking Later, holding that "Qiang Bing" takes precedence over "rich countries". There is a collection of Zeng Huimin's last works.

Ceng Guoquan: Zeng Guofan's younger brother, named Fu Yuan (1824- 1890), born of Shu Chun and Gong Sheng. From 1856, he began to fight the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army. 1862 entered Tianjing (now Nanjing), and 1864 captured Tianjing in July, and won the title of the first earl. From 65438 to 0866, he served as governor of Hubei Province, and resigned due to the defeat of Nian Army. Once again, 1875 was used as governor of Shanxi and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. 1884, he was promoted to Governor of Liangjiang.

Zeng Yungan: A native of Yiyang, Hunan Province, a phonologist, has served as a professor at Northeastern University, Sun Yat-sen University and Hunan University, and is the author of Five Notes on Qieyun, Textual Research on Yu Mu's Ancient Reading and Shangshu Reader.

Fourth, the county hall number

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Lu County: The Western Han Dynasty changed Xue County to Lu State and ruled it in Lu County (now Qufu, Shandong Province). It is equivalent to Qufu, tengxian, Surabaya and other counties in Shandong. Jin changed to Lu county.

Tianshui County: It was founded in the third year of Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 1 14) and was ruled in Pingxiang (now the northwest of Tongwei County, Gansu Province). It is equivalent to Tongwei, Qin 'an, Dingxi, Qingshui, Zhuanglang, Gangu, Sol Zhang and other counties in Gansu, as well as northwest Tianshui, east Longxi and northeast Yuzhong. The Western Jin Dynasty moved its capital to Shangtuo (now Tianshui City). The Northern Wei Dynasty is equivalent to today's cities and counties such as Shui, Qin 'an and Gangu.

Luling County: In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was located in Shiyang (now northeast of Jishui, Jiangxi), and the Three Kingdoms moved to Gaochang (now northwest of Taihe, Jiangxi). It is equivalent to the area south of Yongxin, Xiajiang, Lean and Shicheng in Jiangxi.

Luyang County: Han Zhi County, located in Lushan County, Henan Province.

Wucheng County is located in Jixian County, Shanxi Province.

2. Hall number

Three provincial halls: Zeng Shen, a disciple of Confucius, paid great attention to self-cultivation and checked himself from three aspects every day: (1) whether he did his best for others; (2) Have you broken your promise in treating your friends? (3) Have you reviewed what the teacher taught you? The "three provincial offices" got its name from this.

Wu Chengtang: Zeng is from the source. Shao Kang, the emperor of Xia Dynasty, established Zhuang State (in the northwest of Cangshan County, Shandong Province) with his youngest son Qu Lie, which lasted until Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. In 567 BC, destroyed by the state of Ju, the king of Wu fled to the state of Lu, later called Wucheng, which is now Jiaxiang County of Jining. "Tan" changed from Yi (Tang) to Zeng, which was called Zeng's. Ceng Dian, the grandson of Wu Zeng, is a sage disciple of Confucius. Ceng Xianzi's son participated in the study of Confucius and was regarded as a "saint" by later Confucianism. Wucheng is the birthplace of our ancestors, hence the name "Wuchengtang".

Chasing the Far Hall: It means that people in Nanwucheng (now Feixian County, Shandong Province) participated in "cautiously chasing the Far" at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.

In addition, the main hall names of the Zeng family are: Luyangtang, Dunbentang, Zongshengtang, Shouyuetang, Yangzhitang and Wenruotang.

Clan characteristics of verb (abbreviation of verb)

1. The Zeng family name has been all over the country for a long time.

2. Zeng is famous for benevolence, filial piety and courtesy.

3. The lines of Zeng surname are arranged neatly and closely, and the characteristics of times and clans are obvious.

4. The lines of Zeng's surname are arranged orderly. Because there was a famous man named Zeng who was once a disciple of Confucius, the world called him a saint, and his descendants were also saints, so the word generation of the Zeng family, that is, the "life word generation" of the Confucius clan, that is, "I will promise what you say, I will prosper, and I will celebrate it, so that Dewei will look down on you to show his admiration for Qin Shao and build a stable and prosperous future."