The Chinese surnamed Yang living overseas have made positive contributions to local prosperity and progress, and many famous figures have emerged. For example, as mentioned above, the United States has the Nobel Prize winner in physics, Chinese-American Yang Zhenning, and the famous entrepreneur Yang Xuelan; New Zealand has the "Cauliflower King" Yang Wenzhao. Yang Wenzhao, Yang Yinglin of the Philippines, Yang Zhongli of Malaysia, Yang Lienjing and his son, Yang Shoucheng of Hong Kong, Yang Bingzheng of Macau, Yang Tanghai of Taiwan, etc. are all world-famous for having wealth exceeding hundreds of millions or more than one billion US dollars. Listed in the "World Chinese Billionaires List". The origin of the surname Yang
The surname Yang comes from the surname Ji, a descendant of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. There are two sources, one is based on the country as the surname, and the other is based on the city as the surname.
First, Shangfu, the son of King Xuan of Zhou, was granted the title of Marquis of Yang (in today’s Hubei and Xiangyang areas). Later, Yang Di was merged into Jin State. The descendants of Shang's father used the fiefdom name "Yang" as their surname.
Second, Uncle Tang, the younger brother of King Zhou Cheng, had the surname Ji and the given name Yu. After Zhou Gong destroyed the Tang Dynasty (today's west of Yicheng, Shanxi Province), he granted him the land of Tang Dynasty and rewarded him with the surname Jiuzong. After Uncle Tang's son Xie succeeded to the throne, he was renamed Marquis of Jin because there was Jinshui in the south of Tang Dynasty. In this way, Uncle Tang became the founder of the Jin Dynasty in the Zhou Dynasty.
Some of Uncle Tang’s descendants were granted the title of Yangdi. Yang Di (in the southeast of today's Hongdong County, Shanxi Province) was destroyed by the Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period and became the fiefdom of Yang Shi, a senior official of the Jin State. Bo Shi, the son of Yang Tongue, was named Shiwo, and took the name of Feng Yi as his surname. His surname was Yang. The descendants of those who were granted the land of Yang used the name of the land named "Yang" as their surname.
In addition, there are also surnames or changed surnames of the Yang family ethnic minorities.
From the late Western Jin Dynasty, the Yang family began to move from the Central Plains to Fujian. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were three major migrations: First, during the Yongjia period of the Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains was turbulent, and 13 people with surnames entered Fujian, including Yang; second, during the Zongzhang period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, they followed Chen Zheng and Chen Yuanguang and their sons from Gushi, Henan, to enter Fujian. Among them are Yang Yong, Yang Zhen and other captains surnamed Yang. Their descendants are scattered in Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan. The third is the Yang family from the Central Plains who followed Wang Chao and Wang Shenzhi to Fujian in the late Tang Dynasty.
The Yang family began to immigrate to Taiwan in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all from Fujian and Guangdong. Since the Qing Dynasty, the number of people has been increasing, and many people have gone overseas to make a living.
People named Yang
Yang Jian (541-604 AD) had a surname of Yang and a given name of Jian. In Xianbei, his surname was Pu Liuru and his given name was Narayan. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was born in Huayin, Hongnong (now Huayin County, Shaanxi Province). His father, Yang Zhong, was a military aristocrat in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he was promoted to the general of Zhu State and was named the Duke of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian inherited his father's title. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian was the king of the Sui Dynasty. He later deposed Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. He established the Sui Dynasty and became the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty. He unified China and laid a solid foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the future. After reigning for 24 years, he was murdered by his son Yang Guang. He died at the age of 64 and was buried in Tailing (20 miles southwest of the county in Shaanxi Province today).
Yang Guang (569-April 10, 618) was the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the second son of Yang Jian. He was a very talented, shrewd, active and enterprising man. people. Build the "Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal". He also had grand ambitions for national affairs and worked hard to realize them. After taking office, he inspected border expansion, opened up the Western Regions, and promoted major construction. However, in the end, because the people could not bear the burden, he resorted to violence again and again, and he became famous in the world for his cruelty. Some people compared him with King Zhou of Shang and Qin Shihuang, and called him a tyrant. He was very harsh on the people's enslavement and expropriation, causing serious damage to production. Under the attack of the people's uprising, his subordinates Yu Wenhuaji and others launched a mutiny and hanged him in Jiangdu (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu).
Yang Zhen: The most famous ancient eunuch named Yang. Diligent, studious, and well-read, he was known as the "Kansai Confucius" during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He successively served as governor of Jingzhou, prefect of Zhuojun, Situ, and Taiwei. His "four knowledges" (knowledge from heaven, knowledge from gods, knowledge from me, and knowledge from children, what is ignorance?) and his refusal to bribe have become a famous saying. At that time, Wang Sheng, the wet nurse of Emperor Han'an, and Fan Feng, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, were corrupt and arrogant. He went to Shuqie to remonstrate many times, but was falsely accused by Fan Feng and dismissed from office, and then committed suicide. Yang Zhen's descendants served as high officials for generations, and his "Hongnong Yang family" became a famous family in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Yang Jian: The longest-lived person among the historical celebrities named Yang. Philosopher of the Southern Song Dynasty. Born in 1141 and died in 1225 at the age of 84. A disciple of the famous idealist philosopher Lu Jiuyuan, he was a bachelor of Baomo Pavilion.
Yang Jiong: The youngest person with the surname Yang to become famous. A famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was smart and eager to learn when he was young. He was selected as a child prodigy at the age of 10 and was waiting to be made into Hongwen Hall. At the age of 27, he was admitted to the imperial examination and became a scholar at the school. He became a bachelor at Chongwen Hall.
Together with Wang Bo, Luo Binwang and Lu Zhaolin, he is known as the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty".
Yang Guozhong: The most notorious traitor named Yang. My real name is Yang Zhao. During the Tianbao period, because his cousin Yang Guifei was deeply favored by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was promoted from the supervisory censor to the serving censor, named Yang Guozhong, and held 15 positions, gradually increasing his power. Two troops were sent to conquer Nanzhao, resulting in the loss of 200,000 troops. When Li Linfu died in 752, he took his place as right prime minister, holding more than 40 positions. He formed cliques for private gain, bribed public officials, indulged in lawlessness, and selected officials from private houses. Later, the conflict with Anlushan gradually intensified. In 755, Anlushan raised his troops to rebel in the name of crusade against Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong fled to Maweiyi (today's Xingping, Shaanxi Province) with Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and was killed by soldiers.
Yang Yuhuan: The fat beauty among the four beauties in ancient China. Also known as Yang Taizhen, she was the noble concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, also known as Yang Guifei. She has a plump body and delicate skin. She is one of the four famous beauties in ancient China. At first, she was married to Li Mao, the son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, as his concubine. Later, because of her beauty, she was called into the palace by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and made her a noble concubine. She was deeply loved. The Yang family became prominent because of this, and his cousin Yang Guozhong manipulated the government and corrupted it. In 756, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled to Maweiyi. The soldiers mutinied and Concubine Yang was forced to hang herself.