Where does the Zhao family from Zhaomafang, Xianxian County originate?

The Zhao family in Zhaomafang, Xianxian County originated from Zhaocheng, Shanxi.

Zeofu was granted the surname Zhao in the city of Zhao. When his uncle Dai (the seventh generation descendant of Zaofu) led his descendants to move to the Kingdom of Jin, he later established the Kingdom of Zhao. It is known in history as "Going to Zhou Dynasty is like Jin. The surname is Zhao Shichang." When the State of Zhao fell, the surname Zhao had been distributed in the following areas: Zhaocheng, Geng, Yuan, Jinyang, Dai, Handan, Wucheng, Zhending. There are people with the surname Zhao in today's Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places. The territory of Zhao State included part of present-day Shaanxi. During the reign of King Wuling of Zhao State, the territory was expanded to include the Hetao area. Before the death of Zhao, the scope of activities of the Zhao surname also included present-day Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia.

Zhaocheng, the old name of the county, is located in the south of Shanxi Province, with Huoshan Mountain in Pingzhong Town in the east, Luoyun Pearl Tower in the west, Taiyue Mountain in the north, lush fertile fields in the south, Fenhe River running through it, and Linfen The basin spreads out from here. In the Sui Dynasty, the county was established and governed today's Zhaocheng Town. "Pingyang Prefecture Chronicles" says: "Huo Yue Town is to the east, Fen River is to the west, the original Xibei Chao is, and the atmosphere is complete." It can be said that there are mountains and rivers, a magnificent and prosperous place.