Li's Ancestor Origin

First, Hao Tao, the legendary leader of Dongyi nationality, once served as an official in charge of criminal law in Yaoshun Dali, so he took the official family as his surname (the ancient word "Li" is interlinked with "Li").

Second, Lao Tzu took Li (or Li) as his surname, because his ancestor was an official of Li. There is also the saying that Lao Tzu was born to Li's daughter. Legend has it that Li's mother was pregnant for 8 1 year and was born by cutting her left viscera under the plum tree. "Life means plum tree, because she thinks that's her surname." This refers to the tree as the surname, which has always been called the "pseudo" theory.

Third, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the descendant of Wu Anjun, a general of Zhao State, was followed by Li.

Fourth, the Northern Wei Dynasty criticized Li's political reform.

Fifth, in the Tang Dynasty, there were Xu, Tai, An, Du, Hu, Hong, Guo, Ma, Xian Yu, Zhang, Abu, Sharifutsu, Zhu Xie, Dongluo, etc., who were named Li for their contributions to national construction.

Extended information Li surname is one of Chinese and Korean surnames, ranking 4th among the hundreds of surnames in China. This is the most populous surname in the world. Li is the first surname.

In order to distinguish it from homonyms, Li often calls it "eighteen sons of Li" and "". 1977 China historians pointed out in a paper on "surnames" published in Oriental Magazine that Li is one of the top ten surnames of Chinese people in the world. In North Korea and Vietnam, Li is also a common surname, and Li is the second largest surname in North Korea.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Li surname