Jinjiang Yangwei Xie family tree in Yangwei Village

The origin of the surname Xie originated from the fifth year of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty (823 BC). The barbarians rebelled, and the most troublesome among them was the Beidi yang. Bo (named Nan Zhong, uncle of the wife of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty) and Yin Jifu were ordered to attack, defeated the enemy, drove the wolves back to the north, and saved the nation from danger. For this great contribution, Shen Bo was granted the title of Xie Yi, and his descendants later took the city as their surname. And the surname is Xie.

Xie Yi at that time, also known as Xie State, was located in the Tanghe and Nanyang areas of today's Henan Province. The Xie surname has a long history of more than 2,800 years. Their roots are in Tanghe and Nanyang, Henan Province in the Central Plains region. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Han and Wei dynasties, and even to the Eastern Jin, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, the Xie family had four commanderies: Nanyang County in Henan Province, such as Xie Gai and so on. Runan County, Henan Province, such as Xie Zhen and others. Kuaiji County (Sanyin), Zhejiang Province, such as Xie Yiwu, Xie Tan, Xie Shen, etc. Yangxia (now Taikang), Chenliu County, Henan Province, included Kangle County such as Xie Zuan, Xie'an, Xie Shang, etc.

The ancestor of the people with the surname Xie who entered Fujian was Xie Fangde (whose courtesy name was Dieshan) from Dongshan, Shining, Zhejiang, to Tangshishan, Jianning County, Fujian, at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. The descendants fled the Yuan Dynasty and traveled to various places in Min and Chu, driving away the clans of Min and Chu. Xie Tao, the fourth generation in the late Song Dynasty, was the founder of Quanzhou. In the Ming Dynasty, Xie Hui moved from Quanzhou to Nan'an, and his descendant Xie Juezai moved into Cizao and became the founder of Cizao Yangwei (Yangmei). According to the Cizao Yangwei genealogy, the founding ancestor of Jinjiang's Xie family should be Xie Sijian. Since then, the Xie surname has spread from Yangwei to various villages in Jinjiang. From his "General Score of the Xie Family in Quanzhou", it can be seen that the Xie family went from Quanzhou to Nan'an, then to Jinjiang, then to Anxi, and then to Yongchun and Dehua. It was also spread from Quanzhou to Hui'an and so on.

After Xie entered Jinjiang, Fan Yan developed smoothly. For example, the seventh generation Xie Tingyi separated from Houcuo Street and lived at the foot of Dongshishabu Township, the eighteenth generation Zhaoxuan separated from Dongcang, and the Xie Luotian brothers at the end of the Ming Dynasty moved to Jingshang and Dongshan Village in Nan'an Alkali Field. The main villages where people with the Xie surname live today: Cizao Yangwei (Yangmei), Qingyang Xiawu, Yukong, Yuwei, Lianyu Xigong, Luoshan Town Sunei, Dongyang, Chendai Town Sijingqianzao , Xianshi, Handaixia Village, Shuanggou, Chidian Town Chidian Village, Pujiao, Zengcun, Liushihuanghou, Qiantou, Jiupu, Xiawei New Village, Yuwei, Dongshan, Tangcuoqianshan, Zimao Town Yuanban Zhangyuan, Yangdian Houcuo Street, Baisha Village in Dongshi Town, Shenzhen Jingshang, Pancuohoulin, Tuanhouxi in Neikeng Town, Nanjiang Village (Nanshagang) in Jinjing Town, Tangdong Liaotou and Weitou Village , Xiecuo Street, Houtou, Yinglin Town, Dongcun, inside the street of Anhai Town.

The above-mentioned villages have the surname Xie, and the branch hall numbers are Runan and Kuaiji. All are precious trees spreading their fragrance.

Xie’s surname is Zhaomu of Yangwei (Yangmei), the founding ancestor of Jinjiang: he was a sergeant in the Yuan Dynasty, and he succeeded to the descendants of Wen Guangzude, heirlooms of family, filial piety and friends, and Sun Mou, and he inherited the clan and established the code. Hua Guo, Huan Li and Dun Shi celebrate Yongchang. Jinjiang Qingyang Town Yukong and other characters: Ziquan Xifu, Mengshi Yijin, Dunli Yuying, Shiguo Yaobang, Hairpin Yingyishi, Maizhong Chaoqun. The generation of the Nanjiang (Nanshagang) tribe in Jinjing Town: (Dongfang) Yang must be a man of ambition and modesty. (Western House) The music must be golden and fragrant, the virtues must be the first to establish the family, and the etiquette must be the queen. Yinglin Town Chengqing Yanpai (taboo): The articles are auspicious and secret, the orchids are beautiful and wise, the dragons are dancing and the phoenixes are flying, which brings joy and celebration. (Zi Xing) Guoyuan family capital, Deye Zhaoshangshu, Kedi Lianfangyun, Digong Yu Chenglie. Jingshang Village, Neikeng Town: Chu Huang Ting became the king, Zheng Ming ascended the gold list, the ancestors were famous for their beauty, and their beauty will last forever.

People from the above-mentioned villages continued to move out: for example, Xie Zuwen and Xie Zuchen and other people moved to Thailand at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China in Yangwei, Cizao Town; They made a living in the Philippines; in the early Republic of China, Xie Guanghua and others settled in Singapore; during the Republic of China, Xie Yanquan and Xie Zuju moved to Taiwan; during the Republic of China, Xie Huoshi and Xie Dingyu, etc. went to Vietnam to make a living; during the Republic of China, Xie Guangqi and others went to Myanmar to develop and settle.

Yangwei (Yangmei) is the founding ancestral land of the Xie family in Jinjiang. After generations of vassal expansion, the population has reached more than 5,000. However, the content of his genealogy is incomplete, and some records are not detailed. The lineage was interrupted by two generations (from the fifth to the sixth generation). The records of his migration to various villages in Jinjiang and his overseas migration are incomplete. They can only be recorded through surveys and interviews in Yangwei.

In the imperial examinations of the past dynasties, the Jinjiang Xie family has 34 liberal arts scholars (1 in the Tang and Five Dynasties, 29 in the Song Dynasty, and 4 in the Ming Dynasty), 4 martial arts scholars (in the Song Dynasty), and 16 liberal arts examinees. (11 people in the Ming Dynasty, 5 people in the Qing Dynasty), 2 people in the martial arts examination (Qing Dynasty), and there are 3 people in the Ming Dynasty and 2 people in the Qing Dynasty who were not from the imperial examination, but were not from the imperial examination.