Surname books similar to hundreds of surnames have appeared throughout the ages. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, people studied and recorded surnames. At the end of the Warring States Period, the first book, Shiben, recorded the genealogy of emperors, ministers and princes from the Yellow Emperor to the Spring and Autumn Period. According to Wang Mingqing's New Records of Jade Photos in Song Dynasty, Hundred Family Names was compiled by an old Confucian in Qiantang, Zhejiang Province in the early Song Dynasty.
Zhao is the first surname among hundreds of surnames, because Zhao, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, was honored as the national surname and naturally ranked first among all surnames. The second surname is Qian, because Qian is the surname of King Wu Yue in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, as well as Wang Qianliu and his grandson. The third surname is Sun, because Qian's concubine is Sun. The fourth surname is Li, because the Southern Tang Dynasty Wang surnamed Li.
The second sentence "Zhou Wuwang" is also based on the surname of concubines of King Wu Qian Liu. Hundreds of surnames are not about one hundred surnames, but as many as four or five hundred. There are many versions of hundreds of surnames, and the surnames collected are slightly different.
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The influence of hundreds of surnames on later generations;
1, enlightenment education
Hundred Family Names is a collection of 568 words with four fonts and rhyming sentences. Although its content is not artistic, it is easy to read, learn and remember, and has become a fixed teaching material in ancient China.
Regarding the difference between a hundred surnames, Sanhe and Qian, Lu Kun, a Neo-Confucianist in Ming Dynasty, once said, "Those who have just entered the society and are under the age of eight should learn from three, use the surnames of a hundred families, and use the money while knowing its meaning." ?
2. Surname literature
The continuation of surnames can make people agree that they are related by blood from the perspective of memetics and genetics. China has a tradition of seeking roots. He thinks it's to worship ancestors and seek their protection. At the same time, it is also to inherit the virtues of ancestors and honor them. He believes that everyone is related to their ancestors, and the suffering and glory of their ancestors will certainly be passed on to themselves through blood.
Because of this tradition, through the enlightenment literature "Hundreds of Surnames", people can inherit surnames and understand surnames. As a surname culture, Hundred Family Names is a special historical document, which records the development of China's surname. Together with genealogy of surnames, local chronicles and official history, it constitutes a complete history of China, which is a part of China's precious cultural heritage.
The appearance of "Hundred Family Names" is a unique cultural phenomenon in China, which has spread to this day and has far-reaching influence. The surnames compiled by it also reflect the strong sense of identity of China people with their own clan and blood. In the historical evolution, hundred family names provide an important textual basis for people to find the origin of genealogy, establish a sense of belonging in the sense of genealogy, and help people understand the traditional blood complex.
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