The Origin of Liao Family

The Liao family in China originated from many ancient Liao surnames, with six origins:

1, gave his surname, which is a descendant of ancient Liao Shuan, taking the country name as his surname. According to "The Customs of the Twenty-ninth Year of Zuo Gong", it is said that Emperor Zhuan Xu had a descendant named Shu 'an. Xia was named Shu 'an because of Gao Guo (also known as Gao Guo, now south of tanghe county, Henan Province), and later generations took Zhu as their surname.

2, from the surname Ji, the descendants of the son, take the fief as the surname. According to Guang Yun and Textual Research on Surnames, there was a son named, and his son Sun also took Liao as his surname because he was sealed in Liao city. Liao Jia is looking for a giant deer.

3, from the Yan family, the holy descendant of Yao and Shun, taking the country name as the surname. According to "On the Hidden Husband", "After the establishment of the Hao Tao court, it was sealed in Guo (now Gushi County, Henan Province), and later generations took the country as their surname." The holy descendant of Yao and Shun was sealed by Guo in the summer and built by descendants in the Spring and Autumn Period. King Chu Mu destroyed Britain in four years and established two countries, and later generations took the country as their surname; Or take the surname as surname, that is, Liao.

4, from avoiding yin and tyranny, to Miao and Yan. According to the textual research on the origin of Liao's ancestral temple in Xiaoxi, Miao and Yan were given by the emperor. At the end of Shang Dynasty, when Yin was in power, they were cruel and heartless. Miao and Yan lived in seclusion in the northwest of the Yellow River (now the Yellow River section at the junction of Shaanxi and Shanxi) and changed their surnames to Liao.

5. From Zhang, he was adopted and changed his surname. According to Liao's Genealogy, Fujian people were adopted by their son-in-law in the Ming Dynasty and changed their surname to Liao, and their descendants were Liao.

6, from the given surname or other ethnic minorities have Liao surname. In the twenty-third year of Qing Qianlong, Taiwan Province Province was given seven surnames, one of which was Liao; Liao is the surname of Mulao, Yao, Shui and Miao.

Ancestor: Liao Shuan. According to legend, Emperor Zhuan Xu was born in Ruoshui and lived in Diqiu (now southeast of Puyang, Henan). He is the ancestor of the southern Chu State, and his descendant Shu 'an was sealed in Zhuan Xu (Ancient Liao) in the Xia Dynasty, so he was called Zhu An (Liao). During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Liao State was destroyed by Chu, and the Chinese people took Zhuan Xu as their surname, calling it Liao State. As the founding monarch, Liao Shuan was honored as the ancestor of Liao State.

Migration distribution

Liao is from Henan. Runan county, the largest county in Liao's history, came from this place in its early days. At that time, the prosperity of Liao surname in Henan was self-evident. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the surname Liao began to migrate to the surrounding areas. A branch of Liao Bo formed Julu County. In addition, Liao Hui, a descendant of Liao surname in Runan, moved to Henan to avoid the chaos of the Qin Dynasty (according to the preface of Liao's Origin). During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, following the "Yongjia Rebellion", Liao in the north moved southward on a large scale. During this period, Liao Hua, the descendant of Liao Hui, moved to Sichuan from Xiangyang (now Xiangfan, Hubei) and was the ancestor of Shu. From Liao, now living in Nanjing, Jiangsu, and two sons living in Luoyang and Yongjia, Zhejiang respectively. From Liao Yanling, he served as the satrap of Wuwei (now Gansu). In addition, Liao Tang, a hermit in Jin Dynasty, was the first to enter Fujian. In the Tang Dynasty, many people entered Fujian. At the beginning of Tang Dynasty, Liao entered Fujian with his father and son, and at the end of Tang Dynasty, Liao entered Fujian with Wang Chao and Wang. Liao Hui's branch spread to Liao Chongde, who was appointed as Jiangxi Hua Qian Order. Later, some people moved to Shibizhai, Ninghua and Tingzhou in Fujian, and then moved to Shanghang and other places. In Song Dynasty, Liao was the most popular surname of Fujian, and many celebrities came forth in large numbers. Before the Yuan Dynasty, the migration of Liao Hui was clearly recorded in Xing Liao Genealogy: "His ancestral home was in Runan, and during the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, he moved to various parts of the south of the Yangtze River due to the war in the north. In the Tang Dynasty, his ancestors moved from Yidu, Jiangxi Province to Shibizhai, Ninghua, Tingzhou, Fujian Province to avoid the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Later generations moved to Shunchang because of chaos, and Liao's residence in Fujian benefited many people. By the end of the Song Dynasty, Ninghua passed Changting, Shanghang and Yongding, and then re-entered Guangdong-Tai Po, Meixian, Xingning and Wuhua. " In the Ming Dynasty, Liao, a big pagoda tree in Shanxi, moved to Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Beijing and other places. During the Qing Dynasty, some people from Fujian, Guangdong and Liao countries entered Taiwan Province and then moved to Thailand and Singapore. Today, most of Liao's surnames are in Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong and other provinces, which account for about 73% of the population of Liao in the Han nationality in China. Liao is the 66th surname in China with a large population, accounting for 0.34% of the Han population in China.

Great names in history

Liao Fu: a native of Xiangyang (now Hubei), one is Liao Fu, a scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who studied poetry and painted. He was knowledgeable, proficient in astronomy, divining wind direction and angle, and enjoyed a high reputation in the academic circles at that time.

Liao Zhan: Lin Ping (now northeast of Sui County, Hubei Province), Wang Mang, general of Lvlin Rebel Army in the last years of the New Dynasty. He was defeated and killed when he attacked Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong.

Liao Hua: A native of Xiangyang (now Xiangfan, Hubei Province), he was a right-riding general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period. He was loyal and fierce, and was famous for his fierce results.

Liao Gang: Shunchang (now Fujian), No.10 Peak, was a scholar who worshiped Ning in the Northern Song Dynasty. He relied heavily on the monarch and was a senior official of the Ministry of Industry. Knowing everything, he opposed the traitor's administration. At that time, Cai Jing and Qin Gui were dictators, and they were also afraid of dictatorship. He was not only an outstanding writer, politician and thinker in Song Dynasty, but also a strategist. He is the author of "Selected Works of Peaks". He has four sons, all generals. The annual salary of his father and son is more than 2,000 stone valleys, so he is called "Liao".

Liao Heng: A native of Shunchang in the Song Dynasty, he was smart since childhood. He was able to write at the age of six and was promoted to the countryside at the age of thirteen. He is an official and transferred to the judge.

Liao Zhuang: a native of Jishui, Ming Xuande was a scholar, and the official was Zuo Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Honest and frank, who wrote an ironic exhortation, was relegated.

Liao Jin: Zhejiang native, a famous Neo-Confucianist in Ming Dynasty, with profound academic attainments, was named "Liao Wujing".

Liao Hui: A native of Baoning (now Langzhong) in Sichuan, the leader of the peasant uprising in Sichuan in the late Ming Dynasty, was named the "king of sweeping the floor".

Liao Yan: A native of Qujiang (present-day Guangdong), he was a writer in Qing Dynasty, and his writing was wanton and sharp. Good cursive script, such as ancient wood and cold stone, can be played. He is the author of Twenty-seven Songtang Collection and so on.

Liao fanatic: a native of Ganzhou (now Jiangxi), he graduated from Ce Tian Prefecture in Tang Dynasty. He is good at Wen Zao and is famous for it.

Liao: In the Song Dynasty, a general was appointed as an Zhifu. He opposed Wang Anshi's "Young Crop Law" and wrote "Returning to the Fields".

Liao Zhixiang: Shunchang, a native of Song Dynasty, was brilliant. At the age of seven, he could write, and at the age of twenty, he went to Beijing to offer poems, which was greatly appreciated by Taizong. After going to the provincial exam, I got sick. According to legend, Chen Tuan, a hermit, said, "I am a fairy, but I can't stay in the world for long."

Liao Junyong: Puyin people in Yuan Dynasty were loyal, filial and benevolent. He once buried his father in the grave, helping the poor, and talking beautifully.

Liao Yong 'an: A native of Chaohu Lake (now Anhui) in the Ming Dynasty, he was made a duke by Zhu Yuanzhang for his outstanding military exploits. Brother Yongzhong, General Cheung Nam, Feng Deqing Hou, Guan Zhi Governor.

Liao Yuncha: a painter in the Qing Dynasty, whose works are "the finishing touch, and those who get it are cherished." His son, Shou Peng, "inherited his family studies and was good at sketching."

Liao Yunjin: female, a native of Huating in Qing Dynasty, is good at poetry, and she has written Poems of Weaving Clouds and Singing Poems of Autumn Swallows, etc., and her sentence "When the spring rains are over, I admire you and return to my hometown first." Widely sung.

Liao Shouheng: A native of Jiangsu, he was an official of the Qing Dynasty and an official of the Ministry of War. His brother Feng is famous for Confucianism. He is proficient in historical classics, especially pushing the New Deal, and is the governor of Zhejiang. Liao Ping, a native of Jingyan, Sichuan, was a scholar in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty and a famous scholar. He is the author of four translation library series and six translation library series.

Zhong Kai: Liao's most famous leftist leader of Kuomintang. Huiyang, Guangdong, a famous leftist leader of the Kuomintang. Joined the League in his early years, followed Sun Yat-sen and joined the Great Revolution. After Sun Yat-sen's death, he insisted on implementing three major policies. After the Revolution of 1911, he served as the general affairs committee member of Guangdong Governor's Office and was also in charge of finance. 192 1 served as Guangdong finance director, actively supported Sun Yat-sen's "three major policies", and successively served as member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee, minister of workers, minister of farmers, party representative of Huangpu Military Academy, governor of Guangdong and minister of finance. 1925 was assassinated by the Rightists in Guangzhou.

Liao Chengzhi: The most outstanding politician in Liao family, the son of Liao. 1925 joined the Kuomintang, 1928 joined the China * * * production party. He studied in the Soviet Union, 1933 joined the Red Army, served as Secretary-General of the General Political Department of the Red Fourth Army, and engaged in United front work in Hong Kong during the Anti-Japanese War. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he successively served as deputy director of the International Liaison Department, deputy director of the United Front Work Department, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, deputy director and director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), member of the Central Committee and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and died in 1983. He made immortal contributions to the liberation of China people and the development of Sino-foreign friendship.

Liao Rongkun: the youngest revolutionary martyr under Liao's name. Party member, a native of Macheng, Hubei Province, has served as the head, commander and commander of the Red Army, with outstanding military achievements. 1933 died in the battlefield in April, only 27 years old.

Liao Yaoxiang: The Kuomintang general with the highest rank among Liao surnames. Shaoyang, Hunan. 1925 became a soldier, 1926 entered the Whampoa Military Academy and studied in France. Successively served as major company commander, lieutenant colonel staff, major general staff, deputy division commander, army commander and corps commander, and was captured in the Liaoshen campaign. 196 1 year granted amnesty to the world and became a member of CPPCC. He died in 1968.

Liao Rongbiao: Liao Jun is the highest ranking PLA general. Formerly known as Liao Zhixiu, he was born in Ganxian County, Jiangxi Province. 1929 joined the army, 193 1 joined the party. He has served as company commander, battalion commander, colonel, brigade commander, division commander, deputy commander of military region, commander of garrison region and commander of Nanjing Military Region. 1955 was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. He is a member of the Fifth China People's Political Consultative Conference.

Wang Jun Tang Hao