There are several theories about the origin of Zhang. Let's take a look at an accepted saying:
In ancient legends, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor "waved". According to historical records: "The fifth son of Qingyang's brother, the Yellow Emperor wielded a bow and arrow, and later generations gave him the surname Zhang." Therefore, it can be seen that it was once the inventor of the important weapon bow and arrow, and was later named Zhang. It belongs to the Zhang family in Hebei.
As the saying goes, "you can't write two words in one stroke." Speaking of our Lao Zhang family, it is also a large population. According to statistics, it is the third largest surname in China with a population of 85 million. Let's not talk about specific figures. As the old saying goes, "Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao and Liu are everywhere", it seems that our Lao Zhang family ranks first in history!
Looking back at the history, Zhang has a lot of great talents, which can be said to be famous and decisive, from Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang, the real man on Avenue, to Zhang Heng, the ancient inventor, to Zhang Qian and Zhang Zeduan, the painter who sent to the Western Regions.
However, for most people, we are ordinary and unknown, but we all have the same property, that is, we are all surnamed Zhang, which is the root of our family. After thousands of years of historical evolution and geographical changes, the Zhang family has produced different branches, each with its own genealogy and word generation.