What is the origin of Zhang's surname?

Ah ah! ! ! Aren't you surnamed Zhang? Comrade traced back to Zhang. "Great trees must have roots; The water in Hu Aishan must have a source. " Is your surname Zhang? Do you know the origin of Gong Zhang Chang? Do you know where you come from and where your roots are? Do you want to trace back to our ancestors? Then, please come with me, and let's * * * cross the historical time and space at the source of the birth of China's surname and listen to the rolling waves flowing from the depths of Zhang's ancestors? The surname is Zhang, and the bow is long. This is the interpretation of the word "Zhang" by all people surnamed Zhang. Shuowen Jiezi will also be interpreted as "Zhang, bow and string, bow and long tone". "Ci Yuan" said: "Every bow string is called Zhang, and Luo takes birds and animals to call Zhang." "Zhang" is also one of the 28 lodging places, and the fifth lodging place in the south. Then, what is the origin and relationship between Zhang and Bow in Surname and Chang and Twenty-eight Hostels? Before figuring this out, let's talk about the big topic of China's surname. China is the first country in the world to use surnames. Surname is an important part of China traditional culture, a symbol of Chinese roots and a precious cultural heritage left by the development and evolution of human society. Surnames originated from the matriarchal clan period of "knowing their mother but not their father" in primitive society, representing the title of * * * blood clan. However, Shi appeared in the later patriarchal society, which was a branch derived from surname, and was the symbol of ancient nobility and the title of clan system. In primitive slave society, surnames and surnames are two symbols with close relationship and different uses. People establish surnames to distinguish them from ethnic groups and animals; Surnames are used to distinguish between high and low. As recorded in the Preface of Tongzhi Imperial Clans, "surnames are different from those of nobles, and nobles have surnames, while lowlifes have no surnames; Surnames are so different from marriage, so there are differences between the same surname and different surnames; Different surnames, marriage can pass, different surnames, and marriage can't pass. " "Zuo Zhuan's Eight Years of Hidden Public" contains: "The son of heaven, Jiande, was born with a surname, and was born with land." The general idea is: the emperor who made meritorious deeds is a vassal, and he is given a surname according to his lineage, and he divides the land and takes the land as his surname. It can be seen that the surname is heavy on bloodline and the surname is heavy on region. With the continuous development of society, slave society was gradually replaced by feudal society, especially since the Qin and Han Dynasties, China was unified, the feudal social system was established, and surnames and surnames began to combine and mix. In the long process of development and evolution, surnames have already broken through the relationship with everyone's name, simply marking the category of ethnic inheritance, and it has a deeper historical and cultural heritage. The original sources of surnames mainly include "birth surname", "German surname" and "local surname". "Born with a surname" is a sign of blood inheritance. "Giving a surname by virtue" is a special achievement, a great invention and a symbol of cultural civilization. Suiren invented fire, which is called Suiren; Fuxi invented the kitchen, known as the "Fuxi family"; Emperor Yan invented agriculture and called it Shennong; Shao Hao invented the Venus calendar, which is called the Golden Calendar. "Taking the place as the surname" means taking the place of birth as the surname. The ancestors of the Yellow Emperor lived in Xuanyuan Mountain, called Xuanyuan; Yu Jishui called Ji surname; Zhuan Xu rose from Levin and was called Levin's; Di Ku rose is in Gaoxin, called Gaoxin; In the Tang Dynasty, Yao burned pottery because he had a fief, which was called pottery. Zhang is the third largest surname in China and one of the most influential and oldest surnames in China. Today, there are nearly 1 100 million descendants of Zhang, accounting for more than 7. 1% of the population of contemporary China, that is, at least 7 1 0 of every 1000 people in China are descendants of Zhang. It can be said that in the vast and ancient land of China, and even all over the world, as long as there are people living in compact communities, there will almost be footprints of future generations. The folks are known as "Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao are everywhere", which shows how prominent and glorious Zhang's position in history is; How powerful and prosperous the Zhang family is. Emperors and generals in the past dynasties gathered together, and the Zhang family's elites gathered in large numbers, leaving a series of colorful and brilliant chapters in the history of Chinese civilization for 5,000 years. China Dictionary of Personal Names contains celebrities with Zhang surname 174 1 person, accounting for 3.83% of the total number of celebrities, ranking third among celebrities with various surnames. Zhang's famous litterateurs account for 4.95% of all litterateurs in China, ranking third. Zhang Zhu's famous doctors account for 5.34% of the total number of doctors in China, ranking second. "Zhang" surname is an ancient surname, which originated from a distant legendary era. Now, let's follow in the footsteps of our ancestors and trace back to the source of our ancestors from the ancient legend era; Looking for the Historical Origin of Zhang, Bow and Dragon