The surname is Zhang
It is inherited from Jiang Shang and its ancestor was Zhang Bo. It is the 118th surname in contemporary China. The immigrants from the Great Locust Tree in Hongtong during the Ming DynastyThe founding ancestors of the Zhang family were from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongtong County, Zhaocheng County and other places. In the early Ming Dynasty, they were relocated in a concentrated manner to the Great Locust Tree in HongtongBy the end of the Qing Dynasty, the distribution of their descendants was as follows: Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia.Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanxi and other places.The earliest record of the surname Zhang can be found in the "Shiben" of the Zhou Dynasty.
The main sources of his surname are two:
① Derived from the surname Jiang. Take the name of the country as the surname. According to the "General Annals: Genealogy", during the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qi Taigong Jiang Shang
The branch grandson of the state was enfeoffed in Zhang. The former territory of the State of Zhang was located in Qiu County, Shandong Province today, or according to another account, it was in Pingyin County. It was conquered by Qi in 664 BC
After the fall of the state, the descendants of the ruler of the State of Zhang went to his side and took up the surname Zhang.
② Derived from the surname Ren. According to the "Zuo Zhuan", there are ten branches of the Ren surname, among which there is the Zhang surname.
The main ancestral homes of the Zhang surname include Hejian Commandery, etc. Hejian Commandery: Originally the territory of Zhao during the Warring States Period. In the early years of Emperor Gaozu of Han
A prefecture was established in 206 BC. It is named for its location between the Yellow River and the Yongding River. It is equivalent to the area around Hejian County in the central part of Hebei Province today.
The main hall names of the Zhang family are Fengshan Hall. Fengshan Hall: Zhang MAO of the Ming Dynasty, who ranked first in the imperial examination during the Chenghua period and passed the jinshi examination, became a compiler. He submitted a memorial to the imperial court advocating the use of military forces abroad, promoting trade and benefiting the people, and eventually became the Minister of Rites. He authored "The Maple Mountain Collection" and was known as "Mr. Maple Mountain".
The couplets of the Zhang surname include: "Poem 成归" (by Zhang Xiaobiao). Pei Ci Silver Fish (Zhang Gou). Wangfu Liaohai (Zhang
Qiao); Jie Linqiu Shuang (Zhang Ying). Yingqiu's Legacy Wei River Liufang (surnamed Zhang). "Shi Jiang Huo Jian Zhou Zhi Min Ming (Zhang Zaijun) The dream image foretells the auspicious signs of the Xun State (Zhang De Xiang). The style is like "Autumn Frost and Summer" (Zhang Ying), "Xun Yi Zhongxing Liangzuo" (Zhang Lun). The emblem resembles a strong cypress and a solitary pine tree (Zhang De Xiang), and it was approved by a famous founding minister (Zhang Yi).
The "Famous People" edition of Cihai contains 16 examples of the Zhang family. The "Great Dictionary of Chinese Names" includes 135 cases of the surname Zhang.
The "Dictionary of Chinese Personal Names Through the Ages" includes 163 cases. A historical figure of the Zhang surname was Zhang Han, a great general at the end of the Qin Dynasty, who later became the King of Yong from Xiang Yu. During the Han Dynasty, it was clearly stipulated that the Xinfan people held the position of Dazhong Daifu. There is also Zhang Wen, a native of Yuzhang. In the Song Dynasty, there were the poet Zhang Min and the prime minister Zhang Chun. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was Zhang Qingsun. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhang Huang. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a historian named Zhang Xuecheng.
According to the statistics of the seventh national census, there are 5,877 people surnamed Zhang in Shanxi Province and 607 in Linfen City.
Sixteen people from Hongtong County.
The ancestral altar of the Zhang surname is enshrined in the No. 1 altar of the Ancestral Worship Hall in the Great Locust Tree Scenic Area of Hongtong.
The genealogy of the Zhang surname includes: "The National Zhang Family Genealogy, First Compilation of Deqing, Thirty Volumes, Two Volumes, Four Volumes, Three Volumes, and Sixteen Volumes.
"Four Compilations and Ten Volumes" (Institute of History, Beijing Library, Peking University (Another original compilation), Beijing Normal University, Renmin University of China)
Central Minzu University, Nankai University, Hebei University (Department II), Liaoning Library, Jilin University (Department II), Northeast Normal University
Harbin Normal University, Nanjing Library, Zhejiang Library, Hangzhou University, Tianyi Pavilion, Anhui Library, Hu Village, Jixi County, Anhui Province
Fujian Map, Fujian Normal University, Wuhan University, Sichuan Map; "Thirty-two Volumes of the Zhang Family Genealogy of Zhongshan City, Lishui, Jiangsu Province" (Chanshan Village, Wushan Township, Lishui County, Jiangsu Province, Xiajiabian, Qunli Township, Lishui County, Jiangsu Province) "Zhejiang Fuyang Changchun Zhang Family Genealogy without Volume Division" (Jilin University) "Five-volume Genealogy of the Zhang Family of Xiguan, Jixi, Anhui Province" (North Map) "Forty Volumes of the Zhang Family Genealogy of Xiguan, Jixi, Anhui Province, with two volumes and One Appendix" (North Library (Part Two), Institute of History, Jilin University, Zhejiang Library, Anhui Library) "Fujian Jianning Longjin Zhang Family Genealogy □□ Volume" (Jiangxi File (Volumes 1 and 2)) "Twelve Volumes of the Zhang Family Genealogy of Xinzhou, Hubei Province" (Zhangxing Village, Gugang Township, Xinzhou County, Hubei Province) The First and third Volumes of the 19th Volume of the Fourth Revised Genealogy of the Zhang Family of Huangtian, Xiangxiang, Hunan Province (Hebei University) "Undivided Volumes of the Zhang Family in Guangzhou, Guangdong" (Map of Zhongshan, Guangdong)
In the fifth year of the Republic of China, Zhang Shiren compiled the "Zhang Family Genealogy". The generation name of the Zhang Branch of Wujiang is: "Hongbang Xingtai"
"Ze Yun Si Chang, Xin PI Zai Zu." In the 18th year of the Republic of China, the "Zhang Family Genealogy" was compiled. The generation list of a branch of the Zhang surname in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, reads: "Junhua Yiqian Zhi, Mingguanghui Yiting."