Zhai's surname

Inheriting from the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor was Zhai Bo, and it is the 108th surname of contemporary China. The ancestors of the Zhai family, who migrated from the Hongdong locust tree in the Ming Dynasty, were people from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, they were ordered to relocate to a different place from the Hongdong locust tree,

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu

Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanxi and other places.

The earliest record of the surname Zhai can be found in the Tang Dynasty's "Yuanhe Surname Compilation".

There are two main sources of surnames:

① Originating from the surname Kui. According to the records in "Family Name Garden", "Guoyu", "Yuanhe Family Name Compilation", and "Differentiation of Ancient and Modern Family Name Books", during the Spring and Autumn Period,

The Di tribe of the Kui surname operated between Qi, Lu, Wei, Song and other countries, and established the Zhai Kingdom. Later, the state of Jin launched a large-scale attack,

Kill Zhai countrymen. Zhai people are mostly mixed with Jin people. Zhai surname is the descendant of Di people.

② Originating from the surname Qi. According to the "Annals of Clans", after the Yellow Emperor, there were people who lived in Zhai and established the Zhai Kingdom, living in northern China for generations. Their descendants took their place of residence as their surname, also known as the Zhai surname.

The main county of the Zhai surname is Nanyang County. Nanyang Commandery: Established in the 35th year of King Zhao of Qin during the Warring States period (272 BC). The capital was located in Wan County (now Nanyang City, Henan Province). Equivalent to the area south of Xiong'er Mountain in Henan Province and north of Dahong Mountain in Hubei Province today.

The main hall name of the Zhai family is Chuanshi Hall. Chuanshi Hall: During the Han Dynasty, Zhai Fu taught the Book of Songs for four generations, conscripted and appointed as a teacher, transferred to the position of attendant, ranked first in the imperial examination, and became a scholar. An Di was appointed as a relative and assisted in advising. Although favored officials dislike him, they are also afraid of him, so they are also called "favored and afraid of the court" (relatives favored by the emperor are afraid of him).

The hall couplets of the Zhai surname include: Qi Zhai Guo surname; Looking out at Nanyang. Two famous brothers (Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin); Father and son painters (Zhai Dakun and his son Jichang). Renowned for studying abroad, Shangcai Tongming (Zhai Fangjin); Ultimately, it comes down to food power,

Seeking Yang for generations to disappear (Zhai Tang). Home is outside Yunqu; The waves come into the river water (self inscribed couplet by Zhai Dakun). Lanting Book Yizhi;

Jingzhao Pen imitates the gods (self inscribed couplet by Zhai Cao'e). Gaoxing Su Chuan (Zhai Tang); Hongcai Zushang (Zhai Cong). Fenghou can confirm bone appearance (Zhai Fangjin); Sign the gate to show friendship (Zhai Gong).