Is there a Cheng in China?

Cheng ranks 1 15 among hundreds of surnames. It is not a common surname in China, but it is also one of the older surnames in China.

There are eight theories about the origin of Cheng's surname: Cheng's surname comes from the fief and takes the country name as the surname; Cheng is from Rongcheng's descendants; Cheng is descended from Hu Cheng; Cheng is a descendant of Song Chenggong. Cheng's family came from Guanfengdi; Cheng's family came from the Huns' sinicization and changed his surname; Cheng came from Manchu sinicization and changed his surname; Cheng's surname is from other ethnic minorities, and he changed his surname in Chinese.

Cheng is a multi-ethnic and multi-source surname group with a population of1200,000, accounting for about 0.055% of the total population in China.

According to relevant information, there are about eleven sources for the formation of clan groups. In addition to the above-mentioned eight sources, there are also famous officials of ancient tribal leaders, such as Zhuan Xu, who became cities and foals at the same time, and later became Cheng. Because this book has not found historical evidence, it has not been included in the Origin of Surnames.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were several countries, such as Cheng Hui, Cheng Cha, Cheng Qiao, Cheng Lian and Cheng Taixin, near the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (now Luoyang, Henan), Qin (now Shaanxi), Jin (now Shanxi), Qi (now Shandong), Wu (now Jiangsu) and Chu (now Hubei), and their lineages were also independent and inconsistent. Obviously, the numerous branches of the Cheng family were the main reason why the people of the Cheng family were widely distributed before the Qin and Han Dynasties.

During the Han Dynasty, there were dozens of people who became clansmen in the history books, most of whom were officials. Among them, Hou Cheng, who was born in, is the most prominent, and his descendants have been honored and continued to be blessed.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, people named Cheng formed large settlements in Huailai, Hebei Province and Puyang, Henan Province, and eventually developed into the Shanggu Wang and Wang of Cheng. They not only have big families and rich people, but also celebrities come forth in large numbers. During this period, the gentry not only distributed in the vast provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, but also entered Gansu or went south to Jiangdong.

For example, john young (now Beijing) entered Nanliang to avenge his father's death, was appreciated by Emperor Liang, and settled in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

During the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the gentry had spread to Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Hunan and other places in the south. Even Guangdong Province, located at the southern tip of the motherland, has a successful family.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, people who became clans spread all over the country. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Cheng family in Shanxi moved to Shandong, Henan and Hebei.

After the middle of Qing dynasty, the gentry not only spread all over the north and south of the great river, up and down the Yellow River, but also spread all over the Great Wall.

At present, adult clan members are widely distributed all over the country, especially in Hunan province, accounting for more than 40% of the adult population in the country.

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Great names in history

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In the Han dynasty, scholars who lived incognito often recited scriptures and did not pay attention to the world. The world calls them Chenggong. When Emperor Han went on a trip, he met Cheng Gong, but Cheng Gong didn't salute. Emperor Cheng said, "If I can kill people with wealth, why do you disobey me?" Cheng Gong said, "Your Majesty is a noble person, but I am not an official of your Majesty; Your majesty can be rich, but I am not influenced by your majesty; Your majesty can kill people, but I don't violate your majesty's laws. "The emperor can't bend, making LangGuan couple subject to" politics "12.

2. Cheng Zun

Uncle Yi, a native of Yuan Dynasty (now dengzhou city, Henan), was a scholar in Yuan Dynasty. He was awarded the official position of compiling the national history of Hanlin, and worshipped as an imperial history. At the age of 70, there is still a scandal, and those in power hate it. He is the Foreign Minister of Shaanxi Province, and Zuo Cheng is a tired official in the book. He has made great achievements in being an honest official. Later, because users instigated people to falsely accuse them of obeying stolen goods, they were actually killed by sticks, and they avenged themselves inside and outside.

3. Cheng Wuji

China Jin medical scientist. Chat photo (now Chengzhuang, Chiping County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province) was born in the Jiayou Zhiping period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Later, the chat photo was occupied by the nomads from the Golden Army and became a golden man. Cheng Wuji was born in a doctor's family and studied medicine since childhood. Learn ancient classics such as Neijing, Difficult Classics and Treatise on Febrile Diseases, especially Treatise on Febrile Diseases.

He devoted himself to the study of this book for decades, and based on the theories of Neijing and Difficult Classics, he made a comprehensive annotation on this book, and wrote the Annotation on Treatise on Febrile Diseases 10, which is the earliest comprehensive annotation on Treatise on Febrile Diseases and has a great influence on later generations. In addition, he also wrote four volumes of Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which organically combined classic works with personal experiences and played an important enlightening role in the research of later generations.

4. Join a company

One of the famous pianists in the Spring and Autumn Period was the well-known Boya. He followed Cheng Lian for three years and became a master in the world.

Step 5 become a minister

Zi Yuzi, a famous soldier of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was formally enshrined by Ling Yin (equivalent to the Prime Minister). When Chu Jin and China were fighting in Chengpu, Jin Wengong heard his name and ordered the army not to enter the house. Unfortunately, he later drew his sword and committed suicide because of defeat. Another military commander in chief of the Cheng family is Cheng Dan, a famous general in the Han Dynasty, who was named Xiang Wang because of his outstanding exploits.