Why are there so many surnames in Houzhai Village, Han Zhuang, Huabei Town, Shangcai County?

Most people in Houzhai Village, Han Zhuang, Huabei Town, Shangcai County are surnamed Hou and their ancestral homes are in Henan.

Hou was born in Henan. In the second year of Gao Han, he changed to Sanchuan County in Qin Dynasty to govern Luoyang (now northeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province). This branch was formed by the Hou Nvshi of Xianbei nationality and the descendants of Gukou Yin Shi in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Hou's surname ranks eighty-second among the new hundred surnames in contemporary China, and there are many Hou's surnames in Hunan and parts of North China. The total population is more than 3 million. Hou's surname is a symbol of honor.