Lin Family History in China

My surname is Lin, and I have studied Lin's surname. The following is the origin of the forest:

Lin comes from his son's surname, and the blood ancestor is said to have originated from the dispute between the country and the gods. He was famous for his loyalty and honesty for three generations, and was later dug up by the tyrant Zhou Wang. His wife Gui fled to Weihui, Henan Province, and Changlin, Qixian County, and gave birth to a son. After the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, he gave his son Lin surname and sealed it in Boling (now Anping County, Hebei Province). This man is Lin Jian. Lin originated from him, and later generations respected him as their ancestor. Later generations formed Xihe County, Jin 'an Hall, Xiapi, Jin 'an, Jiumulin and other famous counties, as well as, Kowloon, and other surnamed tang, which became the largest faction of Lin.

Lin originated from Ji's surname. Another source of Lin's surname is Ji, a native of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-720 BC), who is the youngest son of Ji Yijiu. His descendants take his "Lin" as their surname. Because it originated in Luoyang, Henan Province today, Lin's genealogy is called Henan Forest.

In addition, when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang, Xianbei and others all changed their original Lin Qiu surnames to Lin surnames and registered as Luoyang people in Henan. Among other ethnic minorities, Manchu and Busa also changed their surnames to Lin.

In Zuo Zhuan, there are father Guo, father Wei Guo and father Jin Guo. Lu has Ji Jiachen, Lin Chu and Lin Bu. Confucius had a disciple Fang Lin.

It is generally believed that the birthplace of Lin surname is the area north of Weihui, Henan Province today, where Bigan Temple is a sacred place for many descendants of Lin surname to worship their ancestors.

History: Bi Gan, the commander-in-chief of Yin Shang Dynasty, was victimized by Zhou Wang of Shang Dynasty. His wife Gui (Chen Shi) got pregnant in March and ran away from home. Born in Shilin stone room, named Quan, the word Long En (Lin is the ancestor of the surname); Zhou Wuwang Mu Ye was defeated by the Shang army. BC 1046, after the Shang Dynasty was established in Ji Fa, Zhou Wuwang, Bigan was praised for his loyalty and his successor was sought. He ordered Bi Gan to seal his grave in Nanji (now Weihui), and his wife returned to Zhou with spring. Because Quan was born in the stone chamber of Changlin, Zhou Wuwang named Biganling, a national god, and gave his surname Lin Mingjian. Lin Jian was the master of the king after Shang Tang. He was able to avoid chaos and never stopped his life. Worship Jane as a doctor and live in Qinghe. After the closure of Boling, 2,000 households received grain and Boling (now Anping County, Hebei Province). Therefore, the name of General Lin Hall is Xihetang.

The birthplace of Lin surname is in the area north of Weihui, Henan Province, where Bigan Temple is a sacred place for many descendants of Lin surname to worship their ancestors.