Looking for the historical footprints of the ancestors of the She people in Fujian

The She people in Fuzhou still retain the traditional Wufan Festival.

As early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the junction of the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi became the main activity area for the ancestors of the She ethnic group. But what is surprising is that according to local family genealogy records, among the three main surnames of the She ethnic group, only the Lei family and the Zhong family lived in southwestern Fujian at that time. The Lei family in Ninghua and the Zhong family in Changting were the most famous ones. Only the three main surnames were missing. The traces of Lan, the first surname. According to the data, it was not until the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty hundreds of years later that the Lan clan talents came to live here in Chi Zhao.

People of the Lan clan of the She ethnic group who migrated to southwestern Fujian unanimously believe that Lan Jifu was the first person of the Lan clan to enter Fujian.

It is said that in the first year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1225), it was a time when the war was in chaos and the people were in dire straits. 18-year-old Lan Jifu traveled south from Jurong, Jiangsu Province with the refugees. He was separated from his parents and brothers on the way, and lived alone in Wufu Township, Fuqing, Fujian Province to start a business. Lan Jifu married Lin Qiniang, a girl from Fuqing, and gave birth to three sons: the eldest son Chang Xin, the second son Chang Mei, and the third son Chang Xiu.

In the sixth year of Chunyou (1246), 25-year-old Lan Changxin left Fuqing and moved to Chongshanfang, Jianning, where he reopened his business. His wife, Li, was from Fuqing and gave birth to five sons. The eldest son Wan Yilang later left Jianning and settled in Fossil Wall, Ning, Tingzhou, becoming the founder of the Lan family in Tingzhou. To this day, Lan Jifu's descendants are all over the world, from southwestern Fujian to eastern Guangdong, southern Jiangxi and even Taiwan.

However, the author found a record in "Tongzhi of Fujian" and "Tongzhi of Fujian", which is enough to prove that the Lan clan had been living in Fujian before Lan Jifu entered Fujian. Brothers Lan Gui and Lan Cheng, students from Jinjiang in Quanzhou Prefecture, were awarded Jinshi in the eighth year of Renzong's Tiansheng reign (1030) in the Northern Song Dynasty. Later, Lan Gui became the official of Taichang Temple, and Lan Cheng successively served as the magistrate of Nanjianzhou and Tingzhou. The eighth year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty was nearly 200 years earlier than the first year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty. The undoubted records in the Fujian Provincial Annals of the Ming and Qing Dynasties completely broke the tradition that Lan Jifu in southwestern Fujian had unanimously believed that Lan Jifu was the first person to enter Fujian for many years. statement.

Since the Ming Dynasty, ancient Fuzhou Prefecture (administering present-day Fuzhou and Ningde) has become the place with the highest concentration of She people in the country. Unfortunately, no complete genealogy of the Lan family has been found so far, which allows people to accurately know where they lived before the Ming Dynasty, the names, deeds, and lineage rankings of their family ancestors. The She people in ancient Fuzhou Prefecture did not agree that Lan Jifu was their ancestor. Most of them would rather believe in a passage passed down by their ancestors: "My ancestors lived in Chaozhou, Guangdong. In the second year of Tang Guangqi (886 AD), Pan, Lan, and Lei, Zhong, and Li 360 people entered Fujian from Wang Shenzhi as a rural guide, landed in Mabi, Lianjiang, and moved to Daxitou, Luoyuan. When Panwang's boat was drifted by a strong wind, he disappeared. "

It is said that this passage has "historical basis", because "Zizhi Tongjian·Tang Ji" records: "In February of the first year of Jingfu in the Tang Dynasty (892 AD), Wang Chao followed his younger brother. Yanfu became the governor of the capital, and his younger brother Shenzhi became the governor of the capital. He sent troops to attack Fuzhou, and the barbarians from Pinghudong and Binhai came to help with their warships. "However, Pinghudong is located in Putian, on the coast of central Fujian. How could he say that Guangdong entered Fujian after he attacked Fuzhou from Putian? It is more appropriate to say that the local coastal people who can "help them with warships" are not so much She people as Dan people!

When did the Lan family enter Fujian? Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many ancestors of the She ethnic group have lived in southern Zhejiang. It is reported that most of them migrated from Fuzhou and Ningde in northeastern Fujian. In recent years, a large number of local ancient books of the She people have been excavated and published, including many treasures including the Lan family genealogy. More than a dozen Lan family genealogies from Jingning, Longyou, Lanxi and other places show that although their ancestors moved to Zhejiang from different times and places, they have the same lineage and origins. The ancestor Lan Yike. There are two well-preserved editions of the 8-volume and 12-volume editions published in the third year of the Republic of China that are circulating in the world today. For the convenience of description, this article will refer to them collectively as the "Lan Family Yi Ke Gong Genealogy".

The first volume of Lan's Yi Ke Gong Genealogy contains 26 new and old prefaces. It was created in the 27th year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (1157). When it was founded, the "Cao Lu Yi Zhi" written in the first year of Kaicheng of the Tang Dynasty (AD 836) was used as a reference. From then until the third year of the Republic of China (1914), Mao Zedong revised it 16 times, including twice in the Song Dynasty, three times in the Yuan Dynasty, five times in the Ming Dynasty, and five times in the Qing Dynasty. There was a gap of 674 years, and it was revised and supplemented every 42 years on average. It is precisely because of the perseverance of the ancestors that this genealogy is exceptionally clear and informative. It is rare among all the She nationality genealogies currently known. It is of great reference value for studying the historical origins and family migration of the She nationality.

Opening the genealogy table, we can see that the first generation was Lan Yike, the ancestor of Fujian. He was born in the twelfth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (592 AD) and died in the second year of Xianheng in the Tang Dynasty (671 AD). ). His ancestors lived in Nanjing for generations. During the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (627 AD to 649 AD), he moved to Dayangbu (also known as Lanjiadu) in Shanghang County, Fujian Province and started his business.

The thirteenth generation, the ancestor of Luoyuan, Lan Yunfu, named Yusi, was born in the sixth year of Qianfu in the Tang Dynasty (879 AD) and died in the second year of Kaiyun in the Later Jin Dynasty (945 AD). The ancestors lived in Shanghang for generations, and moved to Jiudu, Nanxiang, Luoyuan County during the Liang Kaiping period in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties to establish the Qinglin family village. His brother Lan Yunmei moved to Nanjing and became the founding father of Gaofenggang. Lan Yunfu gave birth to 4 sons. The second son Lan Lida moved from Luoyuan to Fuzhuang, Lingjiufeng, Xixiang, Lianjiang County in the early Song Dynasty, and became the ancestor of Lianjiang.

The twentieth generation, Lan Xicheng, the ancestor of Gutian, was born in the fourth year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty (1044) and died in the first year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127).

Lan Xicheng served as the general magistrate of Zhangzhou during the Daguan period (1107 to 1110). Due to persecution by the eunuchs, he lived in seclusion in Lanjiashan, Xiaochaling, Dapingyuan, Gutian, and since then he has spread to Gutian. The Yikegong genealogy of the Lan family was created by Lan Weilin, the eldest grandson of Lan Xicheng, in the 27th year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (1157).

The 30th generation, Lan Danshan, the ancestor of Fu'an, was born in the eleventh year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1370) and died in the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369). The ancestors lived in Gutian for generations, and moved to the east gate of Fu'an from the late Yuan Dynasty to the first year of Zheng Dynasty. It was passed down to the 34th generation, Lan Xiangyi, who gave birth to 5 sons, and left Fu'an respectively in the Ming Dynasty. The eldest son Lan Jinghua, the second son Lan Jingtai, the third son Lan Jingquan, and the fourth son Lan Jinglian moved to Yunhe, Lishui and other places in Chuzhou, Zhejiang Province. Only the youngest son Lan Jingtang stayed in his ancestral home.

In summary, the historical migration process of the Lan family is: during the Tang Dynasty, Lan Yike moved from Nanjing to Shanghang; during the Five Dynasties, Lan Yunfu moved to Luoyuan, and Lan Lida moved to Lianjiang In the Song Dynasty, Lan Xicheng moved to Gutian; in the Yuan Dynasty, Lan Danshan moved to Fu'an; in the Ming Dynasty, Lan Jingquan brothers moved to Zhejiang.

Since this genealogy table was compiled by the Lan clan people who eventually immigrated to Zhejiang, according to the practice of genealogy compilation, only the ancestors of this branch are described in detail, and the branches are not mentioned. However, we can still learn from it that in the Tang Dynasty, the fourth generation Lan Yuwen immigrated to Chaozhou, Guangdong, the sixth generation Lan Fangyong and Lan Fangyuan immigrated to Anhui, and the eighth generation Lan Jinyuan immigrated to Ya'an, Sichuan; in the Song Dynasty, there were 16th and 17th generations Several generations moved back to their ancestral home in Shanghang, the 20th generation Lan Xi moved to Fengyang, Anhui, the 23rd generation Lan Junqi moved to Ninghu Shibi, etc.

If the above-mentioned record of the Lan family's Yi Kegong genealogy is true and credible, then the ancestors of the Lan family of the She ethnic group entered Fujian during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (627 AD to 649 AD). They originally The place of residence is Nanjing and the base is Shanghang. This corresponds to a common saying in the "Gaohuangge" of the She people in northeastern Fujian and southwestern Zhejiang: "They are all from Nanjing."

Luoyuan area The Lan She people firmly believe that their ancestors moved to the area as early as the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties when Wang Shenzhi ruled the Fujian period. It seems that this is not necessarily groundless. In the third year of Kaiping in Liang Dynasty (909 AD) after the Five Dynasties, Wang Shenzhi proclaimed himself the King of Fujian in Fuzhou. According to the genealogy record of the Lan family, Lan Yunfu, the 13th generation, was in the Kaiping period (907 AD to 911 AD). Year) moved to Luoyuan to establish a business.

Ganzhou in Jiangxi is the distribution center for people from the Central Plains to enter Fujian. To this day, the Lan family’s god tablet is still enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Hakkas in Ganzhou every year. Perhaps Lan Yi was the first to enter Fujian, and Lan Jifu was the second. Divided into Fujian, perhaps Lan Jifu is just a branch of Lan Yike's descendants. With the discovery of more ancient books of the She people in the future, the final answer to the mystery of the Lan family’s entry into Fujian will be found.