Wu (w ū) surname

The ancestor is Wu Peng, who is the 283rd surname in contemporary China. The ancestors of the Wu family, who migrated to Hongdong Dahuai Tree during the Ming Dynasty, were people from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, they were ordered to move to other places in Hongdong Dahuai Tree. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanxi and other places.

The earliest recorded mention of the Wu surname can be found in the Eastern Han Dynasty's "Customs and Customs: Surnames" chapter.

The surname is derived from the occupation name. According to the "Customs and Traditions" chapter on surnames, in ancient times people believed that there were gods in all things in heaven and earth, and that gods could descend through spiritual inspiration. So a profession emerged that specifically used dance to inspire gods - witchcraft. The ancient Chinese characters for witchcraft resemble people waving their sleeves and dancing. It is said that during the Yellow Emperor's reign, there was a shaman named Wu Peng who treated people's illnesses. Wu Peng was the inventor of Chinese medicine, and he himself was a shaman who sang and danced to drive away gods and ghosts. In the Shang Dynasty, people were very superstitious and had to perform divination and divination before doing anything. Witches were the spokespersons of gods, giving instructions to people on behalf of gods. The position of shaman in the court is very high, and his position is equivalent to that of a national teacher. During the Yellow Emperor's reign, Wu Peng was conferred the title of marquis, and his descendants took his profession of shaman as their surname.

The county lords of the Wu surname mainly include Pingyang County. Pingyang Commandery: In the eighth year of the Zhengshi reign of the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty (247 AD), a part of Hedong Commandery was separated and Pingyang Commandery was established, with its capital located in Pingyang County (now southwest of Linfen City, Shanxi Province).

The main hall name of the Wu surname is Qinzheng Hall. Qinzhengtang: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Ziqi, a disciple of Confucius, served as the magistrate of Dan County in Shandong Province. Every day, I wake up and work under the stars, and then wear the stars to finish work, without seeing the sun at both ends. I handle political affairs and manage my single father very well. Confucius praised him.

The main hall couplets of the Wu surname include: Wang Jia Baoyi (Wu Xian); Liangcai from Bianzhen (Wu Kai). Baoyi Wangjia (Wuxian); Keguang Xiangzhi (Wuxian).

[Celebrities] The Dictionary of Chinese Names includes 9 cases of Wu's family, and the Dictionary of Chinese Names in Past Dynasties includes 11 cases. During the Yin and Shang dynasties, there were historical figures with the surname Wu, including Wu Xian and Wu Xian; Wumashi, a disciple of Confucius; During the Han Dynasty, there was Wu Jian, the governor of Jizhou; There is also a medical expert named Wu Du who wrote the "Nourishing Nature Sutra"; In the Ming Dynasty, there was Wu Zixiu, a native of Xingning; Wu Zixiao, from Longchuan; Wu Kai, born in Jurong, served as the Commander in Chief and Tongzhi.

According to the seventh national census, there are 398 people surnamed Wu in Shanxi Province, 65 in Linfen City, and 8 in Hongdong County.

The ancestral shrine of the Wu surname is enshrined in the No.1 altar of the Ancestral Hall on the Great Huai Tree.

Genealogy: The main genealogies of the Wu surname include: "The Undivided Genealogy of the Wu Family in Yongding, Fujian" (Taiwan); The Wu Family Genealogy of Wanzai Zhuzhen, Jiangxi, Volume Six, First and Last Volumes (Jiangxi Map (with the beginning of the volume); The Genealogy of the Wu Family in Jiangxi Province, Volume □□ (Jiangxi Map, Volumes 1 and 14); The Genealogy of the Wu Clan in Weiyuan, Sichuan, Volume 1 (Institute of History); The Genealogy of the Wu Family Volume 1 (in Xingning County, Guangdong Province).

In the eighth year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yusheng revised the "Wu Family Genealogy". The genealogy of a branch of the Wu family in Jurong, Jiangsu Province is as follows: "Loyal minister forever fragrant and Mao, Han Chang Guangyu Lin, Wei Zhao and Ren You, opened the tripod and Qihua Chong