[Zhang's territory]

Qinghe county, now east of Qinghe county, Hebei province.

[Zhang's life story]

The origin of Zhang's surname can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor. According to Yuan He's surname compilation, Qingyang, the fifth son of the Yellow Emperor, was born into a noble family and was unusually clever. He made bows and arrows by observing the curved stars in the sky, so he was given the surname Zhang. The original meaning of "Zhang" is to bend the bow, and it is extended to open the bow, that is, you must pull the bow hard to use the bow and arrow, and "Zhang" is based on this. In addition, there are some historical books that mention other sources of Zhang's surname, but this one originated from the Yellow Emperor and is the oldest.

[Zhang's fame]

Zhang clan is numerous, and there are countless celebrities surnamed Zhang in history. Here are just a few examples: During the Warring States Period, Zhang Yi, a politician of Wei State, was famous for lobbying Lian Heng, the six countries, to deal with Qin State. Sean, the minister of the Western Han Dynasty, was an indispensable figure who helped Liu Bang win the world. He was highly valued by Liu Bang for his resourcefulness. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, he was named Liu Hou. Zhang Qian's two missions to the Western Regions strengthened the ties between the Central Plains and the surrounding ethnic minorities, and promoted the cultural exchange and development between the Central Plains and Central Asia. In the Western Han Dynasty, there were some celebrities named Zhang, such as Zhang Cang, a calendar mathematician, and princes. Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a famous scientist and writer. He is proficient in astronomical calendar calculation, and created the world's earliest armillary sphere (also known as armillary sphere) and seismograph for measuring earthquakes. In literature, there are works such as Erjing Fu. Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, summarized the medical experience of the previous generation and made great contributions to the development of Chinese medicine. He wrote Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which was praised as a "medical sage" by later generations. Calligrapher Zhang Zhi, whose calligraphy name is "Today Grass". After the Han Dynasty, celebrities named Zhang appeared, such as the leader of the Yellow turban insurrectionary, Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao, writers of the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Zai and Zhang Xie, educators of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Zhang Sengyou, painter of the Southern Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang was even more talented. Zhang Jiuling was not only the prime minister of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty, but also a famous poet. Zhang Xu, a writer and calligrapher, Natalie, a painter, and Zhang, a poet, also won praises for Zhang. In addition, Zhang Zeduan, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty and the author of the famous painting The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, Zhang Shijie He, Zhang Xiaoxiang and Zhang Yan, generals in the Southern Song Dynasty, calligrapher and scholar Zhang Wei, a famous politician in the Ming Dynasty and poet Zhang Weiping in the Qing Dynasty are all bright stars in the Zhang family. There are many famous people named Zhang in history, and the Zhang family has played a great role in promoting the development of China's history, culture and economy. It's an old and famous surname. Today, Zhang's surname ranks third among hundreds of contemporary surnames.