Why do people with the same surname say that they were a family 500 years ago?

When we go out to socialize, it is inevitable that we will ask each other what their surname is, what occupation they are engaged in, and so on. If the other person answers their surname, if it happens to be the same surname, everyone will be happy to say, ah, what a coincidence! Five hundred years ago, we were a family. So, although I am a stranger, I suddenly feel a lot closer because of this surname that is consistent with myself.

So why is it that people with the same surname were family 500 years ago? Where did this allusion come from?

It turned out that about 500 years ago, that is, the early years of the Ming Dynasty. Because of years of war and famine, the population in most parts of the north decreased sharply, and many places were even deserted, which brought a lot of inconvenience to the government management at that time. In order to maintain the rule of the Ming Dynasty and restore people's production and life, the court decided to emigrate from Shanxi to Shandong, Hebei and Henan.

Among these immigrant settlements, the most famous one at that time was Sophora japonica in the north of Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, where people of different surnames and races from all over the country gathered. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, with the development of economy and the flow of population, the descendants of Sophora japonica, the base camp of immigrants at that time, had already left Hong Tong and scattered all over the country.

At that time, everyone was either doing business or preparing for the exam together. When we meet for the first time, many people ask: Where are you from? If the other party happens to say that he is from Hongdong, Shanxi. In other words, we were close to each other for a while. If we ask "What's the name of your hometown" again, and it happens to be the same surname, the questioner will say, "Ah! This used to be a family 500 years ago.

As a result, the expression "a family of 500 years ago" became popular, which shows the great influence of this immigrant land in Hongdong, Shanxi Province on the whole country.

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