Migration and distribution of salty surnames

Xian's surname is one of the oldest surnames in China. It was active in Shandong and Henan in the early days, and formed a noble family in runan county after the Han Dynasty. Later, due to war and official reasons, it gradually moved to Jiangsu, Shanxi and other places. At present, the population of Xian surname has not entered the top 300 in China.

In ancient times, the Yellow Emperor was a famous clan leader, and his tribe worshipped the dragon totem. The Yellow Emperor and the Yan Di clan who worship the phoenix totem are considered as the ancestors of the Chinese nation. The Yellow Emperor had a great-grandson named Di Ku, who was also an outstanding tribal leader. Di Ku had a minister named Xianqiuhei, and later descendants of Xianqiuhei took Xianqiu as their surname, which is the origin of Shixian today.

Later, another branch of Xian originated in Shang Dynasty. In Shang Dynasty, there was a minister named Wu Xian in the imperial court. He was a warlock. Witch people are a profession specialized in prayer, sacrifice and divination in ancient times. Witches were regarded as messengers from heaven in ancient times and were respected by Pakistani dignitaries and ordinary people. Witches also often manage astronomy, medical skills and arithmetic, and their position in the court is quite high. Therefore, Wu Xian's family is very prosperous, and one of his descendants takes Xian as his surname, which is the origin of Xian's surname today.

Nowadays, in Dongcheng District of Beijing, there are Guzhuang of Jingzhi County in Weifang, Pingyuan County in Dezhou, Huimin County in Yantai, Daheyuan Village in Laixi County of Qingdao, Jingzhi Town in Anqiu County of Weifang, Changcheng Town in Zhucheng, Ji Xian Village in Dong 'e County, Junan County in Linyi City, Xianjiazhuang in Wutai Town of Pingyi County, Taian City, Zaozhuang City and Tengzhou City in Mengyin County, and Taikang County in Zhoukou City of Henan Province. Daxinganling City and gannan county City in Heilongjiang Province, Siping City, Siping City, baishan city and Nong 'an County in Changchun City, Jilin Province, Pingnan County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jingyuan County and Longde County in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Bozhou City in Anhui Province, Suizhong County in Huludao City, Liaoning Province, Shenyang City, Chongqing City, Cangzhou City in Hebei Province, and Moscow in Japan and Russia all have clans with salty surnames.