They are Chen, Zhong, Yu and Xun. The Chen family in Yingchuan is the largest one in the Chen family. They lived steadily in Xuchang and Changge for a century and a half from Taiwei in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and their history advanced to the end of the Western Jin Dynasty. During the Southern Dynasties, Chen became one of the four surnames in central Fujian.

The Chen family in Yingchuan is the largest one in the Chen family. They lived steadily in Xuchang and Changge for a century and a half from Taiwei in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and their history advanced to the end of the Western Jin Dynasty. At that time, warlords scuffled, the people were in dire straits, the Chinese were swinging, and scholars moved south one after another.

At that time, the Jiangnan area had not been affected by the war, and the social order was relatively stable. Chen Helin, Zheng, Huang and other surnames crossed the mountains and came to central Fujian. During the Southern Dynasties, Chen became one of the four surnames in central Fujian. Relevant information shows that most of them are Chen Hou, the ancestor of Yingchuan School.

Brief introduction of Yingchuan family

Yingchuan aristocratic family is a famous family with Yingchuan County as its county. Originated in Yingchuan County (now Yuzhou City, Xuchang City, Henan Province). The historical facts of family members can be found in The History of the Later Han Dynasty, The History of the Three Kingdoms, The Book of Jin, The Book of Song, The Tales of the World, The Book of Chen, etc. Among them, Chen Mao, Chen Ji, Chen Qun and Chen Tai all have special biographies in the History of the Later Han Dynasty and the History of the Three Kingdoms. As a noble family at that time, the Chen family in Yingchuan also wrote the Chen family tree, which can be said to be the earliest private family tree of Chen.

In Yingchuan County of Han Dynasty, there were many big surnames, crown families and first surnames. According to the statistics of Japanese scholar kazuo kawasaki, there were 95 famous heroes in kanto region in the Han Dynasty, including 13 in Yingchuan County, which was the county with the most concentrated heroes. They are: Guan; Yang Zhaixue, Yuan, Chu, Zhao, Li and Guo; Wang Yu's Yao: Wuyang Han family; Changshe Zhong Shi; Zang and Shen. In fact, his statistics are very incomplete, but it is enough to show that there are many local heroes.