It's Dragon Boat Festival again, so it's natural to think of Qu Yuan. However, if you are asked what is Qu Yuan's surname, do you know? Maybe someone will answer without hesitation: surname Qu! Unfortunately, this answer is wrong. What's Qu Yuan's surname? Let's have a look.
Qu Yuan has no surname Qu! Do you know Qu Yuan's real identity?
Qu Yuan: actually my name is mi
Qu Yuan's surname is mi! The once popular TV drama Mi Yue Zhuan has popularized this seemingly strange surname. Qu Yuan is a Duke of the state of Chu, that is to say, he has the same surname as the monarch of the state of Chu, MI.
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The origin of MI surname is very early. Historical records of Chu family: the ancestors of Chu came from Zhuanxu, Emperor Gaoyang, hellip; hellip; (after Gaoyang) Wu Huisheng, Lu Zhong. Lu Zhong gave birth to six children. How could they have been born. The chief said Kunwu & hellip; hellip; the sixth said Jilian, surnamed MI, after Chu. '
Then, why not call it Mi Yuan or MI Ping? This is because in the pre Qin period, the usage of surname and surname is not the same as today.
Li Lixin, Secretary General of Henan Surname Culture Research Association, said totem was the earliest source of surnames. In the early days of matriarchy, lineage was based on matrilineage, so all members of a clan (i.e. the same totem) came from a matrilineal ancestor and had close kinship.
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With the evolution and progress of society, clan totem is gradually transformed into clan surname, which represents the clan title with common blood relationship. The surname appeared later, originated from the patriarchal clan society, is a branch derived from the surname, used to distinguish the origin of children and grandchildren, and is the title of ancient aristocratic clan system.
At that time, the surname was divided into two, and the surname of a man was not surnamed. Therefore, there is no surname for the noble and the lowly. For the aristocrats in the pre-Qin period, this emphasis is still very strict. Qubenlai is a place name. It is said to be in Zigui, Hubei Province. In the spring and Autumn period, King Wu of Chu granted the prince a flaw in Qu, and his descendants took Qu as their surname. Qu Yuan is the offspring of Prince Xia, so it can only be called Qu Yuan or Qu Ping, not Mi Yuan or MI Ping.
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