Cheng (ch é ng) surname

It is inherited from King Wen of Zhou, with its ancestor being Shu Wu and Ji Zai. It is the 165th surname of contemporary China. The ancestors of the Ming Dynasty's Hongdong locust tree immigrants were families from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, they were ordered to migrate to other places from Hongdong locust trees. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, their descendants were distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, and other places.

The earliest record of the surname Cheng can be found in the Eastern Han Dynasty's "Qian Fu Lun".

There are five main sources of surnames:

① Originating from the Ji surname. According to the Annals of Clans, in the 11th century BC, King Wu of Zhou conferred the title of Shu Wu, his younger brother and fifth son of King Wen, to the state of Han. The former territory of Han was located in the northeast of present-day Ningyang County, Shandong Province. Later, the Han family, also known as the Cheng surname, came into being.

② Originating from using the name of the town as a surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, Ji Zai was enfeoffed in Chengyi, which was located in the north of Xipu City, Fan County, Henan Province. Later, he adopted the surname 'yi' and also became the surname 'Cheng'. In ancient times, the Suiren clan had a minister named Chengbo. Zhuanxu Chen has Chengyi, the son of the Eastern District, who is good at astrology.

③ Derived from surnames of ethnic minorities. Sanmiao has a minister named Chengju; According to the "Beiliang Record", the Xiongnu had a clan named Cheng and a clan named Cheng Qi'er during the time of Gengtan. According to the "Biography of Barbarians" in the Book of Song, the Southern Barbarians had the Cheng clan, and the Youyang Barbarians had the Cheng evil wealth.

④ Originating from the surname Mi. At the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Chu ruler Xiong Yi was known as Ruoao, and his illegitimate descendants were called the Ruoao clan. During the reign of King Cheng of Chu, there was a famous general named Cheng Dechen, whose courtesy name was Ziyu. He was the third son of Dou Bobi, the son of Ruoao, and his surname was Cheng. Cheng Dechen is good at governing the army, brave in battle, and has made many military achievements for the state of Chu, always serving as the governor of Chu. His son Cheng Daxin is also a famous general of the State of Chu.

⑤ Originating from using the name of the town as a surname. In the Spring and Autumn Period, both Zhou and Lu had Chengyi. Zhou Chengyi was located in present-day Luoyang City, Henan Province, and Lu Chengyi was located 90 miles northeast of present-day Ningyang County, Shandong Province. The officials who used these two places as their food towns had descendants who became surnames.

The counties with the surname Cheng mainly include Hongnong County and Shanggu County. Shanggu Commandery: It was first established during the Warring States period in the state of Yan. The capital of Shanggu County in the Qin Dynasty was located in Juyang (now southeast of Huailai County, Hebei Province). Its jurisdiction is equivalent to the area to the east of Zhangjiakou and Xiaowutai Mountain, the west of Yanqing County in Beijing, the inner Great Wall and the north of Changping County.

The main hall name for the surname Cheng is Yongjing Hall. Yongjing Hall: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Cheng Hui was a disciple of Confucius and directly worshipped Zilu as his teacher. Always maintain respect when dealing with people. Zilu asked him, and he said, "There are few people who do good deeds (few who do good deeds), and many who slander (many who love to speak ill of others). When you are 70 years old, you often fear the consequences of your actions (even if you live to be 70 years old, you are always afraid of making mistakes in your words and deeds), and you treat fate with respect (so I will always maintain respect for fate)." Zilu nodded and said, "You are truly a gentleman

The main Tang couplets with the surname Cheng include: Nan Yang Hui Zheng (Cheng Tang); Dongjun Cailang (Chenggong Sui). Uncle Shi's divergence; Chu Qing Yanxu (Cheng family).

[Celebrities] 50 cases of Cheng's surname were included in the Dictionary of Chinese Names, and 8 cases were included in the Dictionary of Chinese Names in Past Dynasties. Cheng Hui, a historical figure surnamed Cheng, was a disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period in the state of Lu; In the state of Chu, there was a court official named Yin Cheng, who became a minister and a father son named Cheng Daxin; In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was Cheng Gongsui, a literary figure; Cheng Qian, during the reign of King Ling of Zhou, served as the Grand Master of Qianyi;