Wuwei County, now Wuwei County, Gansu Province. "Baijia surname" is located in Fufeng County, east of Xianyang County, Shaanxi Province.

[The origin of the paragraph]

Duang has four sources:

Article 1: According to "Customs Pass", "After drying wood." Laozi, a great thinker in ancient China, had a son named Zong, who was a general of Wei in the Spring and Autumn Period. At the time of enfeoffment (the current address is unknown), I later thought that Duanmu Hongliang might be a descendant of Zong. Later, in the early years of the Warring States, after the descendants of Duan Ganmu moved to Shanhaiguan, some of them changed their surnames to "Duan". Therefore, the family is the predecessor of the Duan family in China.

The second book, The List of Prime Ministers in the Tang Dynasty, says: "Duan's surname is Ji, his youngest son is Shu Duan, and his grandson takes the word Wang Fu as his surname. Looking out of Wuwei. " This branch of duang originated from Ji's surname. In the early spring and autumn period, his wife Chiang Kai-shek disliked his dystocia and preferred his youngest son Duan. Jiang repeatedly asked the Wu Palace to abolish the long and establish the young, and let Duan succeed, but the Wu Palace disagreed. After Zhuang Gong succeeded to the throne, he named Beijing (now Xingyang, Henan Province) as a section, and was called Uncle Jing. After Duan arrived in Beijing, he recruited soldiers everywhere, colluding inside and outside in an attempt to seize the throne. Zhuanggong's attempt to Duan has long been obvious, and he took the lead in capturing the capital, and Duan Shu fled to * * * (Huixian, Henan). Some descendants of Duan Shu took his name as their surname, called Duan.

The Book of the Tang Dynasty Prime Minister's Genealogy Table also records: "Duan went out of western Liaoning, and later Xianbei Tanshihuai. Jinjiang section skin is also. " This is duang of Xianbei nationality. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Duan Wumuchen, the leader of Xianbei nationality, was named "Duke of Western Liaoning", and later his grandson took Duan as his surname, also known as Duan. This is the third branch of duang.

The last duang came from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Duang is the most popular surname among Bai people. Duan Shiping, a man in white, established the Dali Dynasty. After the death of Dali, more people changed their surnames to Duan. In Dali today, duang is still one of the most popular names.

[Duan's fame]

Duan Wenchang, the prime minister of Tang Dynasty, Duan, a writer, and Duan Yucai, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, all wrote Notes on Explaining Words, which is an important work of exegetics. There is a famous Red Army general, Duan Dechang.

According to population statistics, duang ranks 87th among the 100 most popular names today.