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What is the reason for Zhang's surname?
Zhang's legend, people's legend, new legend, Yu's legend, Li's legend.

1, Zhang Chuanqi

It is said that he invented the bow and arrow, which gave birth to the surname "Bow is long and Zhang", so the word "Zhang" comes from the bow.

2. The Legend of the People

According to legend, the Bai surname is a descendant of a famous figure in the State of Qin in the Spring and Autumn Period. After the fall of the country where Priscilla lived, he became a prisoner of war. Become a domestic slave to a man named Jin Bo. Later, by chance, he was appreciated by Qin Mugong, the monarch of Qin State. He became a free man with five sheepskins and stayed in Qin to help Qin Mugong. Later, the official doctor was called Dr. Wuyang. In memory of him, his descendants took Bai or as their surname.

3. Legend of Wang Xing

After graduation, his fifteenth son was originally a royal family, so he took Wang as his surname. Ji Jin, the prince of East Zhou Lingwang, was abolished as Shu Ren because of his direct remonstrance and moved to Langya (present-day Shandong). The world called him "Wang" and later took "Wang" as his surname and called him king. The world called it "Wang", and later took "Wang" as the surname and called it king. King Jin is one of the most important ancestors of people in the world.

4. Yu Legend

Yu's family originated from Chunyu's family, and changed his surname to avoid taboo in Tang Dynasty. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, among the seven surnames of the royal family set by Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong, there was a compound surname called Chunyu. After he ascended the throne in 805 AD, because the word "Chun" and "Chun" were homonyms, in order to avoid the emperor's anonymity, the compound surname Chunyu was changed to a single surname Yu.

But in the Song Dynasty, some clan members returned to the surname Chunyu, which was passed down from generation to generation. This branch belongs to the same family as Chunyu.

5. The legend of Li?

According to legend, the ancestor of Li's surname is that the official surname is also called "Li". At the end of Shang Dynasty, Li Zheng, a descendant of Hao Tao, was put to death for his integrity in offending the tyrant Shang Zhouwang. Richard's wife, children and son began to flee. During the escape, the mother and son picked plums to satisfy their hunger and survived. In order to thank Li Zi for saving his life, the mother and son changed their surname to Li, which is the origin of Li's surname.

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