Son surnamed Lin; According to legend, Bigan was lonely, honest and outspoken for three generations, and was later killed by Shang Zhouwang. His wife Gui fled to Changling, Weihui, Henan, and gave birth to a son. After his business was destroyed, Zhou Wuwang gave his son Lin Jian's surname and sealed it in Anping County, Henan Province. Lin Jian was the earliest Lin surname, and later generations respected him as the ancestor of Lin surname. Lin Jian's descendants later formed Xihe County, Jin 'antang County, Xiapi County, Jinshi County and Jiumulin County, as well as surnamed tang, Jiulong County and other counties. It is the largest tribe named Lin. Xihe County is the largest county of the Lin family. From the beginning of the reign to the end of the Warring States, the Lin family in Xihe experienced three dynasties: the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which lasted for more than 40 generations and more than 800 years.
Ji surnamed Lin, son of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. His descendants take his "Lin" as their surname. The forest named Ji originated in Luoyang, Henan Province, and is called "Henan Forest" in Lin's genealogy.
Xianbei people have a surname, which was later changed to Lin. Manchu and Busa were also changed to the Chinese surname "Lin".
Lin's birthplace is Weihui, Henan. Bigan Temple is a sacred place for many foresters to worship their ancestors. Lin, who lived in the north, moved south to Fujian with Wang at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and then moved to Guangdong, Taiwan Province and other places. Lin, who lives overseas, mostly moved in from Fujian, Taiwan Province and other places.