Migration of Cheng surname

Cheng is a multi-ethnic, multi-source and ancient surname group, ranking 3rd1among the hundreds of surnames today, and 74th in Taiwan Province, with a population of about 8.023 million, accounting for 0.59% of the total population in China, with Guangping, Anding, Henan, Luochuan and Liaodong as counties.

Historically, members of the Cheng family were mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi in the north and Anhui, Zhejiang and Guangdong in the south.

1. Spring and Autumn Period

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Cheng family mainly propagated in the State of Jin (now Shanxi). Jin shared the same surname with the royal family in the Western Zhou Dynasty and developed into a powerful vassal state in the Spring and Autumn Period. Jin Wengong became one of the "five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period". The territory of the State of Jin is centered on what is now Shanxi Province, including parts of Henan, Hebei and Shaanxi. There are also many celebrities who changed their surnames from Xun Shi to Shi Cheng. One of Gou Gou's grandchildren is Ji Cheng. His son, Cheng Zhengpin, is virtuous and dares to speak out. Duke Jin appreciated him and appointed him as a rider. Later, he was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the lower army and became one of the six departments of the Qing Dynasty. Another doctor, Cheng Slip, with the support of the powerful ministers Luan Shu and Zhongyan, stabbed the dissolute and became a sensation. In addition to Gou's changing his surname to Cheng's, some people in Zhi's family changed their surname to Cheng's, such as Cheng Xiu. Xunshi takes the city as his surname, which is a source of Chengshi. Although it is not the earliest source of the Cheng family, it has expanded the Cheng family. After the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, some ancestors of the Cheng family moved to Jin, and later some Gou and Zhi people changed their surnames to Cheng, so Jin became the main settlement of the ancestors of the Cheng family in the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the first year of Zhou Yuanwang (475 BC), the history of China entered the Warring States Period. In the twenty-third year of Zhou Weilie (403 BC), Wei, Han and Zhao of the State of Jin were all promoted to governors. In the twenty-sixth year (376 BC), Han, Wei and Zhao enfeoffed the State of Jin, and the State of Jin declared its demise. As Zhao moved its capital to Handan, South Korea moved its capital to Xinzheng, and Wei moved its capital to Daliang (now Kaifeng, Henan), many ancestors of the Cheng family who originally lived in Jin moved to Xinzheng, Daliang and Handan in the north and south of the Yellow River, which was another great migration of the Cheng family.

As a result of raising Zhao's orphans and being kind to Zhao's family, when Zhao became a vassal and moved to Handan, his descendants also moved eastward and lived in Bofu (Guangping in Han Dynasty), the ancestor of Cheng's family near Handan. Adults thrive in this area and become an important tribe.

Except for the lack of Zhao, Wei and Han; In the state of Qin in Guanzhong area, there are also many ancestors of the Cheng family. They were raised in Cheng Yi, near Xianyang, after Cheng Bo's father moved and sealed in western Zhou Xuanwang. This ancestor of the Cheng family later developed into the famous Hope in Anding County. The footprints of the ancestors of the Cheng family also reached Shandong Lu (now southwest Shandong). There was a Cheng Zheng in Lu, a famous rich man, who was famous for his expertise in metallurgical casting.

During the Warring States period, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the capital people lived in Guanzhong area. The program has gradually developed into one of the most influential surnames in the Central Plains.

2. Qin and Han Dynasties:

The Cheng family has been further propagated and developed in Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and other places, and the population of the Cheng family has also migrated to Sichuan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. During this period, a big county was formed in Luoyang, Henan, and a big family was formed in Guangping, Hebei. In the 26th year of King Qin (22 BC1), the State of Qin destroyed the six countries in Kanto and established the unified Qin Dynasty in China. Qin Ershi died, and Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty after Chen Sheng's anti-Qin Chu war. The Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty lasted for 400 years. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the ancestors of the Cheng family began to spread to the Yangtze River basin. Among the ancestors of the Cheng family living in the Central Plains, many people encountered great events and made great achievements.

After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang carried out an organized relocation in order to consolidate his rule. Most of the right ethnic groups in the six Kanto countries were forced to leave their homes and settle in different places. The Han Dynasty sent soldiers to open up fields, and some soldiers and people from the mainland also went to the frontier to live. At this time, the ancestors of the Cheng family began to migrate to the Yangtze River valley and set up new homes there. After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, a rich man engaged in metallurgical casting in Lu was forcibly moved to Shu County, which is now Qionglai County, Sichuan Province.

In the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Colin who moved from the Central Plains to Huiji County. He is proficient in brewing technology, and the brewed wine is delicious, so he opened a brewing workshop to produce mellow wine. There is also a local named Wu Jin who is also good at making wine, so this place has become a famous wine town and the ancestor of Shaoxing yellow rice wine in later generations. In memory of Cheng Lin and Wu Jin, people named this county Wucheng. Kobushiro County is in the south of today's Xing Wu County, Zhejiang Province.