Migration distribution of thousands of surnames

Overview

The Qian family is an ancient surname with many ethnic groups and origins. However, it is not among the top 1,000 surnames in mainland China today. Taiwan Province is ranked 927th, with Lujun, Longxi, Shujun, and Yingyang as its prefectures.

The western part of Sichuan, Taichung City in Taiwan Province, Shanxi Province, Beijing City, Zhengzhou City in Henan Province, Wuzhi County in Jiaozuo City, Yongshou County in Xianyang City in Shaanxi Province and Hu County in Xi'an City, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People of the Qian clan are distributed in the new urban areas of the city, Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, Japan's Kyushu Island, Pyongyang City, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Yongchon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the Republic of Korea, and Busan Town branch towns. .

Qianjia Village, Yongshou County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province

Qianjia Village is located in Shangyi Township, Yongshou County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. In the Tang Dynasty, the village was named Yongchangbao. The castle was gradually destroyed in the late Qing Dynasty and was named after the residents' surnames. The surname Qian in this village is a descendant of Min Ziqian, a Lu native in the Spring and Autumn Period. The village currently has 6 villager groups, more than 300 households, more than 1,300 people, and more than 3,150 acres of arable land. The village mainly focuses on food production and fruit tree planting.

Qianwang Village, Hu County, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province

Qianwang Village is located seven kilometers east of Hu County, Shaanxi Province, and about 20 kilometers away from Xi'an urban area. The village currently has 4 villager groups, more than 350 households, more than 1,400 people, and more than 1,700 acres of cultivated land.

Note: The surnames of Qianjia Village and Qianwang Village are actually "Qian". Many people abbreviate them as "Qian", but the two surnames have different origins and have no relationship.

Qiancun, Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province

Qiancun, Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province has a history of more than 600 years and more than 3,000 descendants of the Qian family, who live together In a village. The descendants of the Qian family who moved from Henan basically came from Qian Village. Qian Qian, a general of the Ming Dynasty who was born in Yingyang County, Dengfeng, Henan, was the first person with the Qian surname to settle in the Korean Peninsula. Currently, there is only a single origin of the Qian family. Descendants with the Qian surname from Henan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and other provinces and cities as well as from South Korea and North Korea continue to come to Qian Village in Wuzhi County to claim their ancestry. According to research, most of the descendants of the Qian surname who moved from Qian Village, Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, have foreign nationalities in North Korea, South Korea, Japan and other places.

Korean records: There was no Qian clan in the Korean peninsula. Ming general Wanli was the first person with the Qian surname to settle on the peninsula. Now there is only a single Qian clan in Yingyingyang, Dengfeng, Henan. The descendants of the Qian family developed rapidly in North Korea and became a famous family. In 1985, when the Korea Economic Planning Institute conducted a national survey, the Cheon family had more than 23,000 households, more than 100,000 people, and 97 ancestral names, ranking 53rd among the 274 surnames. , becoming the larger surname. The branch city of Busan Town in South Korea that has been preserved to this day is a Japanese-style city wall built by the Japanese general Mouri Teruwon and his son in the 26th year of King Seonjo of Joseon (AD 1593). It is also called Zichengdae. To this day, the Qian General Monument set up by the descendants of Qian Li still exists on the Zicheng Platform. Today, the Henan Root-seeking delegation of the Korean Thousand Clan Association visited Yingyang Town, Dengfeng City, to trace their roots and worship their ancestors, and also went to Qian Village, Qiaomiao Township, Wuzhi County for clan friendship and exchanges. According to Qian Song, the president of the China Qian Clan Association, Qian Li’s ancestral home is Henan, and his descendants have inherited the culture of the Central Plains for generations, advocating literature and martial arts, and producing talents in large numbers.