[Yang’s territory] Hongnong County, 40 miles south of present-day Lingbao County, Henan Province. [Origin of the Yang family] There are two sources of the Yang family. "Tongzhi·Clan Brief" records that Shangfu, the youngest son of King Xuan of Zhou Jing, was granted the title of Yang (southeast of today's Hongdong County, Shanxi) during the reign of King You of Zhou Dynasty, and established the Yang Kingdom. However, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yang Kingdom was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty. , Shangfu's descendants took the country as their surname, and their surname was Yang. There is another theory of the origin of the Yang family, which is that the Yang family is based on Yi. According to historical records, Duke Wu of Jin, a descendant of Tang Shuyu, the third son of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, was granted the land of Yang as a settlement. Among his descendants was a man named Shu Xiang, who was a famous virtuous minister at that time and served as a doctor of the Jin State. He was granted the title of Yang Di. His son Bo Shi, who was named Shiwo, took the name of the city as his surname and his surname was Yang. [Yang’s reputation] The Yang family has a long history and numerous celebrities. At the beginning of the Warring States Period, there was the Yang Zhu school of thought that advocated "self-centeredness". Yang Zhen of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a well-read man who was known as the "Kansai Confucius". He held many official positions and had the famous saying "Heaven and earth know, you know and I know". Yang Xiu, a writer at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was eager to learn and talented, and once served as Cao Cao's chief secretary. The founding emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty, minister Yang Su, Concubine Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty, poet Yang Jiong, one of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty", sculptor Yang Huizhi, calligrapher Yang Ningshi of the Five Dynasties, etc. are all eye-catching celebrities in the history of the Yang family . By the Song Dynasty, the Yang family generals headed by Yang Ye were widely known national heroes and famous generals in the Northern Song Dynasty. In addition, there are writer Yang Yi, scholar Yang Shi, etc. The poet Yang Wanli of the Southern Song Dynasty, the philosopher Yang Jian, the mathematician Yang Hui, the dramatist Yang Xianzhi of the Yuan Dynasty, the poet Yang Ji and the writer Yang Shen of the Ming Dynasty, the scholar Yang Mingshi of the Qing Dynasty, the historical geographer Yang Shoujing, etc. are all Yangs who occupy a place in history books. The pride of the family. Yang has a large population and is the sixth most common surname in China today.