The culture of the She people is a nomadic culture. The She people, who have a history of thousands of years, migrated to the south through continuous changes in history. The She people, who are not afraid of hardships, created their own in the process of running. culture. Today we are going to talk about the surname culture of the She people. Now, let’s follow me to learn about the four major surnames of the She people.
The She people call themselves "Shanha", which is related to their living environment and migration history. "Shanha" means guests in the mountains. The Han people who came first regarded these She people as their guests. The She people were originally distributed in the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, people migrated from their original places to mountainous and mid-mountainous areas in eastern Fujian, southern Zhejiang, eastern Jiangxi, and southeastern Anhui.
According to the genealogical records of the She clan, the main surnames of the She clan include Pan, Lan, Lei and Zhong. Today, the only surviving surnames of the She family are Lan, Lei and Zhong. But the surname Pan did not disappear. There are still people with the surname Pan in Mindong, Fujian. In addition, in some areas such as Fuding City, Fujian Province, some She people have the surname Jin. The She people are also called Sheke or Shanke.
An ethnic minority in southeastern China, the She ethnic group has 710,039 people in mainland China (2000 census), ranking the 19th largest ethnic minority. After the She people took Han surnames after sinicization, many of them used the four major surnames Zhong, Lan, Pan and Lei as the Han surnames of the She people. The She people are the descendants of the ancient Jingchu people. They were moved to South China in ancient times. They were mainly distributed in Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang mountainous areas during the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties.
Regarding the origin of the surname of the She people, according to the genealogy and related records and myths: Long Qi, the ancestor of the She people, served the country well, and Emperor Gaoxin gave him a third princess, who gave birth to three boys and one girl. The surname was granted. The emperor gave the eldest son "Panzhuang" to his eldest son, so he was given the surname Pan. His given name was Zi Neng. He was granted the title of "Li Guohou" in Nanyang County.
The second son "Lan Zhuang" was given the surname Lan and his given name Guanghui, and was awarded the title of "Guoguohou" in Runan County; the third son Lei Gong's cloud head sounded so good that Emperor Gaoxin gave him the surname Lei and his given name Ju. You, was awarded the title of "Martial Cavalry Marquis" in Feng Yi County; a daughter named Shuyu, whose son-in-law was named Zhong, was named Zhichen, and was awarded the title of "Guoyong Marquis" in Yingzhou County. The She people have passed down this legend from generation to generation, and this legend is well known to every household.