Zhai's ranking in Baijiaxin 108, Zhai, Zhai, also 108. There are different opinions about the origin of Zhai family, and the unified view is that the ancestor of Zhai family is Xuanyuan. If you want to find the distant ancestor of Zhai, you have to start with Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor. Zhai is from the Qi family and is a descendant of Xuanyuan. Zhai was once a national surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a country called Zhai Guo, who claimed to be descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Later, the state of Jin destroyed Zhai, and Zhai kept his surname, which was distributed all over the country. The pronunciation of Zhai surname is also very particular. The Zhai people who fled to the north were called "Di" and those who moved to the south were called "Zhai" and "Zhai".
Zhai surname is mostly distributed in Henan, Shanxi and other places. Because it is located in the Central Plains, there are many Zhai surnames in history. There were Zhai and others in the Han Dynasty. He was a famous political official in the late Western Han Dynasty. He was highly valued for daring to speak out, and later became prime minister. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was also the Zhaitang family. Zhaitang is a famous hermit who lives in Lushan Mountain all the year round. As a hermit of Zhai Jia IV, he was once called Xunyang Yin San.
In modern times, the name of historical celebrity Zhai is more common in history books. Zhai is a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, and his representative works include Shuo Wen Bian Yi and so on. Zhai Dakun, Zhai Jichang and Zhai Caoe are all famous painters in Qing Dynasty, and Zhai Jichang and Zhai Caoe are all children of Zhai Dakun, so they can be said to have taught their children well. At present, there is a famous space influence Zhai Zhigang. He is China first man to walk in space.