Wen surname is a surname that originated in Shanxi in the north and later flourished in the south. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wen lived mainly in Henan, Shandong, Hubei and other places. During the Warring States period, Wen's family had spread to Jiangzhun area. During the Han Dynasty, Wenxi entered Sichuan in the west, Shanxi in the north and the Yangtze River in the south. In the Tang Dynasty, the surname Wen appeared in Guangdong and Guangxi, especially in Jiangxi and Anhui. Since then, Wen has branches all over the country.
The population of Wen surname in Song Dynasty was about 1.8 million, accounting for 0.23% of the national population, and it was the 79th surname in Song Dynasty. The distribution of Wen surname in China is mainly concentrated in Shanxi, Sichuan and Jiangxi, accounting for 76% of the total population of Wen surname in China, followed by Henan, Hebei and Guangxi. Shanxi, Henan, Hebei in the north and Jiangxi in the south have been formed in China.
Today, members of the Wen family are mainly distributed in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hunan and Sichuan. These five provinces account for more than 75% of the Wen clan population in China, and Hunan and Guangdong provinces account for about 38% of the Wen clan population in China.
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1, Wen Weng (former 156 ~ former10/), a native of Lujiang, was an official in the Western Han Dynasty. In the last years of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, he kept Shu county, promoted education, talents and water conservancy, and made outstanding achievements. In order to commemorate Wen Weng, Lujiang County built Xiangxian Temple (renamed Zhongyi Temple after relocation), which was first enshrined by Wen Weng to enlighten future generations; Shucheng County renamed Yuanchong Primary School as Wen Weng Primary School and Fengxiangshu Middle School as Wen Weng Middle School.
2. Wen Chou, a famous Hebei soldier in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In the fourth year of Jian 'an, Yuan Shao took Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the total rate, and thousands of soldiers were killed, ready to attack Yanjin. In five years, Yuan Shao crossed the river to Yanjin to challenge Wen Chou and Liu Bei. Cao Cao lured the enemy with the trench, and Wen Chou was defeated and died.
3. Wen Zhiming (1470- 1559), a painter and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, was born in Changzhou (now Wuxian, Jiangsu). He is good at painting and calligraphy, especially painting. In the history of painting, he is also called "Ming Sijia" with Shen Zhou, Tang Yin and Chou Ying, and is known as "one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River".
Wen Genying, namely Moon Geun Young?, is a Korean film actress. 1999 starred in the movie On the Road. In 2000, he starred in the TV series "Blue Life and Death Love", which was well known by the audience.
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