However, there is a saying that Fang Shicong, who assisted Wang Shenzhi, was a descendant of Bo Yugong and was an official in the late Tang Dynasty. He first returned to his ancestral home in Gushi and later moved to Nanjing. When the "Three Kings" raised their troops, he defected to Wang Shicong and was appointed as one of the pioneer officers in Keding Quanzhou. Since the tenth generation of the Yunyang Fang clan's second generation Wei Xiangong, 296 clan lines have been developed. After the tenth generation, the population has become more prosperous. Currently, there have been 29 generations, with more than 50,000 clan members ( men and women combined). It spreads in 58 streets and villages in the county, and there are many tribesmen in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and even in modern times. It has spread from Yunxiao to Zhangpu, Dongshan, Zhao'an, Fuzhou and Guangdong Haifeng, Lufeng, Huilai and Puning areas; from

The population with the surname Fang ranks 63rd in China and 49th in Taiwan. It is widely distributed in the mainland, especially Anhui, Henan, Liaodong Peninsula and Hainan. The source is more complex. 1. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor’s Yuan concubine, Xiling, was named Fang Lei. Therefore, it is called Lei's. The Fang Lei family was later divided into the single surname Fang family. 2. From Shennong. Legend has it that Yu Zeng, a descendant of the Shennong clan, was the last emperor of the Shennong clan. At that time, government affairs were derelict and Chiyou was in rebellion. After the Yellow Emperor pacified Chiyou, all the princes surrendered to the Yellow Emperor. Lei, the son of Yugong, was granted the title of Fangshan (today's Songshan) because he assisted the Yellow Emperor in pacifying Chiyou, and his descendants took the place as their surname. 3. The surname is derived from the surname Ji. According to "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames" and "Tongzhi 6.1 Clan Brief", etc., during the reign of King Xuan of the late Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a royal official named Ji named Fang Shu (surnamed Ji, given name Yuan, given name Fang Shu), who was ordered to serve on many occasions. He made great achievements in the war against Huaiyi and the northern ethnic group Yin, especially in quelling the rebellion of the Jingman (a general name for the Zhou people hostile to Chu) in the south. In recognition of his contribution, King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Jijing named Uncle Fang in Luo (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), named him Shangqing, granted him thousands of hectares of fertile land, thousands of slaves, and allowed him to inherit it from generation to generation. He also said: "Love Qingzi Fang" Uncle, you are famous in all directions for your military exploits. I give you the surname "Fang", which means that you are famous in all directions!" His descendants took his surname as Fang. The surname Fang is known as Zhengzong in history. It is the surname Fang in Luoyang, Henan. Apparently he is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. 4. It is divided by the Weng family and originates from the surname Ji. According to the "Compilation of Yuanhe Surnames", in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the descendants of Ji Xia, King Zhao of the Western Zhou Dynasty, were granted the title of Wengshan (in the east of today's Dinghai County, Zhejiang, or one said to be in the east of today's Wengyuan County, Guangdong), and were later named after the town. The surname is "Weng". According to "Liu Guitang Congjian", in the early Song Dynasty, there was Weng Gandu, a native of Quanzhou, Fujian Province, who had six sons named Hong, Jiang, Weng, Fang, Gong and Wang. Among them, the fourth son, Chu Linfen, had the surname Fang, which was adopted by his descendants, and he became the ancestor of this branch. The six brothers were all Jinshi, and they all came from prominent families, so they were known as "Liu Gui Lian Fang", and they were Fujian Fang surnames. This theory is only recognized by the Fang surname in Fujian. Apparently he is also a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. 5. Changing surnames from foreigners: 1. Some descendants of Fang Xiang’s family have Fang as their surname. 2. During the Liang Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Shanyue people in Jiangxi had the surname Fang. 3. During the Qing Dynasty, the chieftains in the Guiyang area of ??Guizhou and Yuanjiang areas of Yunnan all had the surname Fang, which began in the late Tang Dynasty. 4. The Fangjia surname in the Eight Banners of Manchuria was collectively changed to Fang. 5. The Yi, Manchu, Dai, Hui, Zhuang, Mongolian, Tujia, Korean, Taiwanese aboriginal and other ethnic groups all have the surname Fang. According to ancient records, the surname Fang originated from the descendants of Emperor Yan Yu. "Preface to the Genealogy of Fang Zhengxue in the Ming Dynasty" believes that Yu Zeng had a son named Lei, who was granted the title of "Fang Lei" in Fangshan. Fang Lei's descendants took the name of the place as their surname, and their surname was Fang for generations. This is the origin of the surname Fang. It is said that during the reign of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a general named Uncle Fang among Fang Lei's descendants, who was extremely wise and brave. He was ordered to march south, put down the Jingman rebellion, and made great contributions to the revival of the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, the genealogy of the Fang surname in various places in later generations adopted the theory of "after Zhou Dafu Uncle Fang". The Fang family originates from Henan, and since "Uncle Fang, he took the name as his surname and looked beyond Henan." In later generations, most people with the Fang surname across the country moved from Henan. Around the time of Ningzong of the Song Dynasty, the Fang family began to move south, that is, from the Guangshan and Huangchuan areas in Henan Province to Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and then to Zhangzhou and Longxi areas. Most of the Fang surnames in Taiwan today are the result of the continuous migration of this Fang surname to the south. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many scholars with the surname Fang in Tongcheng, Anhui Province have emerged, and the surname Fang has gradually developed into a prominent local family. Fang Shuoyuan

The Fang family has a long history of nearly 4,700 years and is descended from the Fang Lei family. The eleventh grandson of Emperor Yan of Shennong, the eldest son of the eighth emperor Yugong, was named Lei. When the Yellow Emperor attacked Chiyou, Lei was granted the title of Fangshan (today's Yuzhou City, Henan Province) for his meritorious service. After Lei was granted the title of Fangshan, he was called Fanglei's family. , the descendants took the place as their surname, and they were divided into Lei and Fang. In the Song Dynasty, there was a branch in Xuancheng, Anhui Province whose surname was changed from Fang to Kuang. "Leifang Kuang" traceability hall organizations were established in many places in Guangdong and overseas. There are three sources of the Fang surname< /p>

1. It comes from the surname Ji, with the character as the surname. During the reign of King Xuan of the late Western Zhou Dynasty, there was an official named Fang Shu (surnamed Ji, given name Fang Shu), who was granted the title of Luo (today's Luoyang, Henan Province) for his meritorious service. His descendants took his surname as their surname and called them Fang. The surname Fang is known as Zhengzong in history.

2. Descendants of Fang Lei and Fang Xiang. Legend has it that descendants of Shennong began to have the surname Lei. It was passed down to Lei, the son of Yugong, the 8th generation grandson. When the Yellow Emperor attacked Chiyou, he was granted the title of Fangshan (roughly south of today's Ye County, Henan Province) for his merits. Later, his descendants took Fang as their surname. There was also Fang Xiangshi, who was the queen of my mother during the reign of the Yellow Emperor. He is also the Nan clan of Henan Province. 3. It comes from the surname Ji and is assigned to the Weng family. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the descendants of King Zhao's concubines were granted the title of Wengshan, and later named the town "Weng". In the early Song Dynasty, there was Weng Gandu, a native of Quanzhou, Fujian Province, who had six sons, named Hong, Jiang, Weng, Fang, Gong and Wang. Among them, the fourth son was named Fang, and his descendants were also named Fang. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Yin Fanghong, a native of Runan in Gushi, moved to Dongxiang, She County, Anhui Province to avoid Wang Mang's rebellion.

Later, it multiplied in Yan, Wu, Yue, Jiujiang, Chuyang, Putian, Hui, Xuan, Chi, Xiu, Hu, and Chang. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, some of the Nan clan in Henan followed Chen Zheng, Chen Yuanguang and their sons to Zhangzhou, Fujian. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Uncle Fang lived in Fanglong Mountain, Gushi, Henan, She County, Anhui Province. Some of their descendants moved to Rao, Xin, Jiang and Su counties. Uncle Fang's third son Fang Tingfan chose to live in Citong Lane in Putian (now part of Fujian) and changed his name to Fang Lane. Fang Tingfan had six sons, all of whom were Jinshi. They were called "Liugui Lianfang" at that time, and Fang Tingfan was called "the father of Liugui". From Fang Shu in the Tang Dynasty to Fang Ziping in the Republic of China, there were 38 generations and more than 1100 years. The Fang family not only developed and multiplied in the Central Plains, but also moved south many times and was widely distributed in various provinces south of the Yangtze River. Among them, some of the Fang family living in Citong Lane, Putian, Fujian, intermarried with Arab businessmen and believed in Islam; one branch fled the chaos during the Song and Yuan Dynasties and moved to Qiongzhou, Hainan Island. In addition, before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were also residents with the Fang surname in Qingzhou, Hedong and some areas in the north. Since the early Qing Dynasty, some people from the Fang family in Fujian have immigrated to Taiwan, and later some people have gone overseas to make a living. Fang surname - originated in Henan and flourished in Fujian. Ancient times were an era full of magic and legends. About 4,000 years ago, there were constant mergers and wars between primitive tribes. There was a tribal leader in the south, Chi You, who was predatory, brave and warlike, and drove the Yandi tribe to the Zhuolu area of ??Hebei controlled by the Yellow Emperor. So Yan and Huang worked together to launch the famous Battle of Zhuolu against Chi You. Chi You was defeated and fled Shandong. Huang Di took advantage of the victory to pursue and capture the fierce Chi You. Lei, the son of Yugong, a descendant of Emperor Yan, was granted the title of Fangshan because he assisted the Yellow Emperor in conquering Chiyou. Lei's descendants took Di as their surname and Fang as their surname. The descendants of the Fang Lei family went to Shandong and merged with the Dongyi people, forming a powerful Fang state, also called Fang Yi, and surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty. The ancient "Bamboo Book Annals" records this: "Three years after Hou Fen came to the throne, nine barbarians came to rule." Among the nine barbarians, Fang Yi was included. Surname experts prefer a more realistic view of the origin of the Fang surname. In the Zhou Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, there was an ancestor of a family named Fang - Uncle Fang. Uncle Fang was the most capable minister under King Xuan of Zhou, who was brave and resourceful. Their descendants took the surname as their surname and mainly lived and multiplied in Henan. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Fang family moved south and became a prominent family in Yunxiao, Fujian and Zhangzhou. According to genealogical records and related information: After Fang Lei was granted the surname Fang Shan, he initially multiplied and developed in Henan, and some people moved to Shanxi and Shandong. The Yi people united, accepted a large amount of Dongyi culture, and established the Fang Kingdom there. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Fang State had become a powerful nation, known as Fang Yi in history. According to historical records: From King Wuding of the Shang Dynasty to Emperor Xin, the Fang State often invaded the borders and vassal states of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, the Shang Dynasty’s Fang State’s expeditions never stopped, but all returned without success. Fang State finally surrendered to Zhou Dynasty. At the time of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, Fang Lei's 63rd generation grandson, Uncle Fang, was ordered to conquer Huaiyi, repelling the invasion of the northern ethnic minority 烁狁, and led 3,000 troops to attack the disobedient Chu State. He established great achievements and made the declining Western Zhou Dynasty The dawn of ZTE has emerged. In the "Cai Qi" chapter of the Book of Songs, the poet praised Uncle Fang for being an old man who strengthened Qi You. In order to commend Uncle Fang for his contribution, King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty granted Uncle Fang a city in Luoyi, which is today's Luoyang City, Henan Province. Uncle Fang gave birth to six sons, Tingzhen, Tingxi, Tingyou, Tingbao, Tinglin, and Tinggui. Each of them inherited their inheritance. The Fang family's lineage has been described in detail since then, and Uncle Fang became the surnamed Fang. The ancestor of the branch lineage. Uncle Fang's eldest son Tingzhen moved to Jizhou. In the first eleventh month of the first year of Jingkang, the Jin army captured Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. In March of the following year, the Jin army raided and looted, and drove thousands of people including emperors Hui and Qin, the royal family, and ministers back to the north. The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. It is called the Jingkang Incident in history. Qinzong's brother Kang Wang Zhaogou proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing as Gaozong. In order to avoid the pursuit of the Jin army, Gaozong finally settled in Lin'an, which is today's Hangzhou. Fang Wenjin, the 65th grandson of Tingzhen, was honored as Jiedushi because of his meritorious service in escorting him. Fang Wenjin's eldest son Fang Gengdao moved to Yaojiang and spread the Yaojiang sect. The second son Fang Songnian moved to the west gate of Ninghai City in Taizhou and spread the Taizhou sect. The third son, Fang Luzhi, was appointed as a professor in Shangyu, Shaoxing. Luzhi's great-great-grandson, Fang Zhangde, the transfer envoy to East Zhejiang, lived in seclusion in Qingtan, Shangyu, and spread the Yusheng sect. Uncle Fang's second son Fang Tingxi moved to Qingzhou, and his subsequent genealogy is unknown. The descendants of Uncle Fang's third son Fang Tingyou are divided into two major branches. One is the descendant of Tingyou's 27th grandson Fangjin. According to the Fang family genealogy recorded by Wen Tianxiang in the first year of Jingyan, Duanzong of the Song Dynasty: In the early Western Jin Dynasty, Fangjin's 19th grandson Fangyou served as the governor of Nanchang and settled with his family in The carp pond in Nanchang City is the earliest record of Fang surname moving to Jiangxi. Fang Cong, the fifth grandson of Fang Youxiang, had three sons. The eldest son Fang Chu moved to Xiangtan. The second son Fang Yan moved to Fujian, and his 28th grandson Fang Mingda moved from Shanghang, Tingzhou, Fujian to Dingnan, Jiangxi in the 16th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. Fang Cong's third son, Fang Ding, had five sons: Shangren, Shangxian, Shangwen, Shangzheng, and Shangxin. In the last years of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, Hou Jing rebelled, and the army grain bureau of the Liang Dynasty was short of pay. Five brothers Fang Shangren donated food and pay. The king of Hudong, Xiao Yi, expressed his gratitude and granted them high-ranking officials. However, the five brothers refused and later lived separately. Everywhere in Jiangxi. Fang Ding's eldest son Shang Ren moved to Nankang. The second son Shangxian moved to Wuyun Pine Forest in Gan County. His descendants gradually lived in Gan Dao, Suichuan, Taihe, Wan'an, Hengshan and Guidong in Hunan, Zhenxiong in Yunnan, Benjie and Dafang in Guizhou, Shuyong in Sichuan, and Fujian Wu Pingdi. The third son Shangwen moved to Longping, Xingguo, the fourth son Shangzheng moved to the north gate of Shangyou, and the fifth son Shangxin settled in Nankang. His descendants gradually lived in Shangyou, Nankang Qixikou, Laojingba, Sujialong, Places such as Aotang in Dawo Township and Fuling in Chongqing.

Another line of Fang Tingyou's descendants are the descendants of the 26th generation Sun Fang Hong, and they are also the line with the largest population surnamed Fang. The migration of the Fang surname to the south began in the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty of Emperor Ping of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, AD 5. Wang Mang, the regent's relative at that time, had gradually shown his disobedience. Fang Hong, the governor of Henan, was deeply worried about this. When faced with the call of Wang Mang, who threatened the emperor to order the princes, Fang Hong had no choice but to hang up his crown and leave, and moved his family from Henan to Dongxiang of Shezhi. Dongxiang of Shezhi at that time was Dongxiang of She County, Danyang County. It was not the Huizhou area during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but Chun'an County, Yanzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, which is the Qiandao Lake area of ??Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province today. Therefore, Fang Hong became Fang Hong. The ancestor of his family's migration to the south. Fang Hong's son Fang Xiong served as Shangshu Lang, Huangmen Shilang, and the Grand Administrator of Xihe during the reign of Emperor Guang of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Fang Xiong had three sons: Fang Li, Fang Chu, and Fang Yan. The eldest son Fang Pei, in the first year of Emperor Yongming of Han Ming Dynasty, was a virtuous and upright man. He was appointed as the prefect of Nanjun in Jingzhou and was granted a title of Marquis in the Pass. He was famous for his literature. Fang Shinan, the twenty-sixth generation grandson of Fang Pei, moved to Pingjiang in the first year of Tongguang in the Later Tang Dynasty, which is now Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. Fang Pei's 31st grandson, Wanhu, waited for Fang Ruzhou. In the second year of Tongguang in the later Tang Dynasty, he moved to Baling, Yuezhou, which is now Yueyang City, Hunan Province. Fang Baiyun, the thirty-fourth generation grandson of Fang Pei, moved to Yijing, Tongcheng Town, Chongyang County, Ezhou in the fourth year of Emperor Renzong's reign, which is now the area of ??Tongchongyang County and Tongcheng County in Hubei Province. Fang Baiyun's ninth grandson, brothers Fang Yaozu and Fang Guangzu, moved to Tongshan County in the first year of Zongduanzong Jingyan's reign. In the sixth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, three cousins, Fang Zhengqian, Fang Yuwen and Fang Xiangfa, the 49th generation grandson of Fang Ping, moved to Huangmei County, Huangzhou Prefecture. Fang Pei's descendants mainly live in Hubei and Hunan provinces. The Fang family's entry into Fujian began in the three periods of Gaozong, Zhaozong and Xizong of the Tang Dynasty. Three branches entered Fujian successively, and they all came from Gushi, Guangzhou, Henan. 1. In the second year of the General Chapter of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 669), Fang Yan's 22nd grandson Fang Zizhong, named Boyu, was born in Gushi, Henan. At that time, he was drafted into the army and served as General Chen Zheng's army commander. After pacifying the Xiao Rebellion, he was stationed in Wenshan, Zhangzhou (now Chongfu Village, Bangshan Town, Longhai City). The ancestor of Zhangzhou. In the 20th year of Emperor Gaozong's reign in Shaoxing, Song Dynasty, he was posthumously named General Zhaode. Fang Zizhong's eleventh grandson Fang Jinyi moved to Fangcuo City in Xiapu in the 14th year of Dazhong in Tang Dynasty. Fang Jin Yisheng had three sons: Yizhou, Yiyou, and Xiangzhou. In order to avoid the war, the eldest son Fang Yizhou sailed northward with his family in the seventh year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty, and went to Tangtou, Kunyang, Cangnan, Zhejiang to establish his foundation. He became the ancestor of the Tangtou sect. Fang Xiangzhou moved to Jinhua, Yiwu and other places in Zhejiang. The descendants of Fang Zhongwen, the 19th grandson of Fang Zhongwen, including Fang Dadi, Fang Daying, and Fang Guoli, lived in Longhai, Zhangpu, Yunxiao, Fujian, and Huilai, Guangdong. From the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China, some descendants of Fang Zizhong who had lived in Fujian gradually moved to Taiwan and Southeast Asia. During the Guangqi period of Xizong in the late Tang Dynasty, Wang Chao from Gushi in Guangzhou, Henan, led his troops into Fujian. His general Fang Shicong followed the army into Fujian and became the ancestor of another branch that entered Fujian. His descendants are distributed in Fuzhou, Longhai, and Zhangzhou In other places, some of them moved to Taiwan in the early Qing Dynasty. 2. During Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 885-887), Fang Shicong, a native of Gushi, was a general of Wang Shenzhi. He assisted Wang Chao, Wangdu and Wang Shenzhi with their troops in central Fujian, and was stationed in Pu, Quan and other counties. Later, the descendants of Fang Shicong once lived in Haicheng, Zhangzhou, but most of them moved to Xiafang Village outside the north gate of Fuzhou, and very few stayed in Zhangzhou. Some of them also moved to Guangdong. Today, more than 80 families of his descendants still exist in Longhaidengdi. Fang Yuanzhen (the Thirteenth Jinshi of Jiading in the Song Dynasty, appointed as Shunchang Tongpan) of this branch is the founding ancestor of Lanjiang, and the ancestral temple "Mingjian Hall" was built. It still exists in Dengdi Society. The "Ming Jian Tang" faction had the Fang surname. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, some people moved to southern Taiwan. Most of the people with the Fang surname in the Guanmiao, Dongshi, and Puzi areas of Tainan today are descendants of Fang Shicong. 3. Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty (890-891 AD) Fang Tingfan, a Jinshi from Gushi, was ordered to serve as an official in Fujian. He successively served as the magistrate of Changle, Gutian, Changxi and other cities, and settled in Citong Lane, Putian. Fang Tingfan had a son, six of whom were awarded Jinshi successively. The eldest son Fang Renyi was a Jinshi during the Guanghua period of the Tang Dynasty. The second son Renyue, the third son Renrui and the fifth son Renzai were Jinshi during the Qianning period of the Tang Dynasty. The fourth son Renxun and the sixth son Renyuan were among the Jinshi. He was a Jinshi during the Tianyou period of the Tang Dynasty and was called "Liu Gui Lianfang" at that time. Therefore, Fang Tingfan was called the "Father of Liu Gui". And because the fifth son Fang Renzai was promoted to the official position of Shangzhuguo, Jinziguanglu doctor, Fang Tingfan was also named the Shangzhuguo, Jinziguanglu doctor, so he got the title "Jinziliugui". During the Song Dynasty, the Jinzi Liugui Fang family had become a famous surname in central Fujian, and its descendants were distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Prince Consort Fang Daosheng, a descendant of Ergui Fang Renyue, moved to Kaiping, Guangdong. His descendants are distributed throughout Guangdong and Guangxi, and many of them have moved to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and live in Europe, America, Oceania, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Sheng, the 17th grandson of Fang Renzai of Wugui, was granted the title of hereditary commander of the capital due to his military merits. He returned to Gushi, Henan from Putian, Fujian. Since then, Fang Sheng's descendants developed into a large Gushi clan. According to records: During the Tang and Song dynasties, some of the descendants of the Fang family who settled in Citong Lane, Putian County, Fujian Province, intermarried with Arab businessmen, some embraced Islam and integrated into the Hui people, and traveled abroad, forming an overseas community with the Fang surname. branch, one of which moved to Qiongzhou, Tainan, Hainan to avoid chaos during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. In the second year of the General Chapter of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Fang Zizhong, the thirteenth grandson of Ye Changshi and Yin Fanghong of Runan, a native of Henan, followed Chen Zheng and Chen Yuanguang and their sons to Zhangzhou, Fujian. Their descendants lived in Yunxiao County (Longxi), and there was "Fang Zizhong" Known as "half county", most Taiwanese surnames come from Zhangzhou.

According to relevant classics and historical records, Fang Boyu (644-726), whose courtesy name was Zizhong and nicknamed Shantong, was originally from Fangji Township, Gushi County, Guangzhou, Henan Province. In the second year of Tang Zongzhang (669), he accompanied the general Chen Zheng and his His son, General Chen Yuanguang, went to Zhangzhou. Together with the soldiers named "Kaizhang" 65, he and his family went on the expedition and served as the commander of the army. Under Chen's command, in order to quell the rebellion in Fujian and maintain the unity of the Tang Dynasty, he established Zhangzhou and made outstanding achievements, turning the barbaric land into a paradise. After the founding of the Zhangzhou Prefecture, the sages who opened Zhangzhou all settled in various places under the jurisdiction of Zhangzhou at that time. General Fang Zizhong was ordered to garrison Wenshan (today's Chongfu area of ??Bangshan, Longhai) and settled here in Yanhou. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty died in Wenshan in the 14th year, he was buried in the treasured bamboo forest of "Ludingjin" in Longxi. His god was enshrined in the "Kaizhang Temple of Meritorious Officials" in Zhangzhou County, which moved north for the second time. Later generations called this Temple of Meritorious Officials " North Temple". Later, the North Temple collapsed, and Fang Zizhong's deity was enshrined by his descendants to the family temple "Yanruitang" in Wenshan where he lived. Later, he was moved to Bipu (belonging to Dongsi Township) Fang's "Zhan". Grace Hall". In the early years of Yuanzhen (1295) of the Yuan Dynasty, Bipu Fang Guoli moved to Yunxiao and was the founding ancestor of the Fang family in Yunxiao. The descendants specially built the Kaiji ancestral temple in Yunxiao. The "ancestral temple" and the "Xiaosi Hall" of Fang's family temple will continue to carry the chime incense. First in the Song Dynasty, Fang Zhongwen, the 19th grandson of Fang Zizhong, served as the training envoy of the Eastern Zhejiang Regiment. Zhong Wen gave birth to four sons: Fang Yuan, Fang Heng, Fang Li and Fang Zhen. The descendants of the second son, Fang Heng, are the local clans of Zhang. Fang Heng's descendants have prospered and spread all over southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong. Where do the three families of Chang, San, and Si live? There is no conclusive evidence. However, there is a saying that Fang Shicong, who assisted Wang Shenzhi, was a descendant of Duke Boyu and was an official in the late Tang Dynasty. He first returned to his ancestral home in Gushi and later moved to Nanjing. When the "Three Kings" raised their troops, he defected to Wang Shicong and was appointed as one of the pioneer officers in Keding Quanzhou. His descendants returned to Lanjiang (dengdi). Fang Heng's two grandsons ranked first in the provincial examinations during the Southern Song Dynasty, and they were known as the "Chongfu Fang Family Er Jie Yuan" (that is, Fang Di and Fang Datong's cousins). However, Fang Guoli, the 31st grandson of Lord Boyu and a member of the Bipu tribe in Longhai, became a clan in the Yuan Dynasty (1295). He moved from Haicheng to Yunxiao with his friend Zhang Youren and other 16 fellow villagers, and first lived in Xilin*** Tenant farm. Later, Fang Guoli chose to live in Yangxia Village (originally a village with the surname Yang, but gradually declined in the early Yuan Dynasty) where he built a military room and settled there, where he lived and spread. This is the founding ancestor of the Yunxiao Fang family, and is known as the "first ancestor of the Yunyang Fang family". The Yunyang Fang clan has since developed into the ethnic group with the largest spread of people and the most concentrated population in the entire Zhang Fang clan. According to relevant statistics, there are now more than 50,000 people with the Fang surname in Yunxiao County, accounting for more than 75% of the total population with the Fang surname in Zhangzhou.

The Yunxiao Fang clan members are all descendants of Duke Boyu. The founder of Kaiyun was Fang Guoli, the thirty-first generation of Duke Boyu. So far, Fang Guoli (whose nickname is Foyang) has been passed down for 30 generations in Yunxiao, with a total population of more than 50,000, which is more than one-eighth of the population of Yunxiao County. It has become a large ethnic group with the surname Fang (according to surveys) , today the total population of the Fang family in the counties and cities of Xiangcheng, Longhai, Hua'an, Zhangpu, Dongshan and Zhao'an is more than 20,000. In addition to Hua'an and Xiangcheng, which are directly inherited from Longhai, Pu, Zhao and Dong 3 Most of the Fang clan in the county originated from Yunxiao after the Ming and Qing Dynasties). The distribution of Fang Guoli's descendants is as follows: the eldest son Fang Weizhen was passed down to Dingfang Village in Huotian, Yunxiao. By the fifth generation, Dingfang Village was branched into Beiqi (now under the jurisdiction of Shaxi, Zhangpu. However, there are few people with the Fang surname in Beiqi Village today. people live), there are not many Weizhen descendants at the top, there are only more than 180 households and a population of more than 800. This is far from the number of descendants of Wei Xian, the second son of Duke Guoli. The descendants of Wei Xian Gong became more and more prosperous with the passage of time. According to records such as "Yunyang Fang Family Genealogy" and "Xiaosi Hengchang" (Fang Family Special Issue), since the second generation of Yunyang Fang Family, Wei Xian Gong, In the tenth life, there have been 296 clans, and after the tenth life, the population has become more prosperous. Currently, there have been 29 generations, and the clan has more than 50,000 people (both men and women combined). They live in 58 streets and villages in the county, and many tribesmen spread from Yunxiao to Zhangpu, Dongshan, Zhao'an, Fuzhou and Guangdong Haifeng, Lufeng, Huilai and Puning in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and even in modern times; those who moved to Taiwan The Yunyang Fang family is not a minority. Most of them have returned to their hometowns in recent years to recognize their ancestors; some have moved to Dinghai, Ningbo, Zhejiang; and even to various places in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. For example, Fang Mingda, the fourth generation of Yunyang, was exiled to the army on behalf of his nephew. Later, he was separated due to the war. He was afraid of harming his relatives and did not dare to return to his hometown. He moved to Dinghai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, where he continued his family lineage. The fifth generation (the descendant of Fang Ming and Qing) lived in Quhou Street, Fuzhou during the Jiajing period. The sixth generation (Fang Shunbang's third son, Fang Ming, named Renmin) moved to Xitang during the Zhengde period of Tianming. His son moved to Horizai Village, and his descendants moved to Fengshan and other places. The seventh generation Fang Renli and his nephew moved to Shuiche Street, Zhao'an County during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. His descendants further spread to Xipu Town and Chencheng Village in Dongshan. The descendants of the seventh generation Fang Rengui moved to Tanshi Village in Dongshan to establish their foundation. Fang Yuanzong, grandson of the eighth civil affairs minister, moved to Longxi (today's Xiangcheng District). After liberation, many members of the Fang clan moved out to work and settled in the place where they worked. In the 1980s and 1990s, many Fang clan members immigrated to Xiamen. Yunyang Fang family lineage: 1st generation: Fang Lei (the Yellow Emperor granted Fangshan a title, and later generations took Di as their surname, and was the ancestor of the Fang surname). . . . . According to legend, the 110th generation: Fang Hong (next to the twisted silk, the ancestor of Jiangnan at the end of the Western Han Dynasty) - the 111th generation: Fang Xiong - the 112th generation: Fang Yan - the 113th generation: Fang Huai. . . . Twenty lifetimes. . . 133rd generation: Fang Zizhong (the founder of the Fang family in Zhangzhou in the early Tang Dynasty). . . . Nineteenth century. . .

152nd generation: Fang Zhongwen - 153rd generation: Fang Heng - 154th generation: Fang Daoguang - 155th generation: Fang Ying - 156th generation: Fang Tongyuan - 157th generation: Fang Guoli (first ancestor of Yunyang, 1295) Founded in Yunyang in 2001, there are currently more than 50,000 descendants.) The Yunyang Fang family lineage: Yunyang 1st generation: Fang Guoli (the Fang family has 157 generations in total). . . Yunyang 2nd generation: the eldest son Weizhen (original from Bodingfang, population more than 800). The second son, Weixian - the 3rd generation of Yunyang: Fang Yuanzhong (the total 159th generation of the Fang family, Weixian's only son) - the 4th generation of Yunyang: Fang Ying (the eldest son of Weixian, the 160th generation of the Fang family). Fang Mingda (the second son of Weixian, the 160th generation of the Fang family) - the 5th generation of Yunyang: (1) Fang Mao (the grandson of Weizhen, the 161st generation of the Fang family) gave birth to a son named Fang Wansheng, who descended from Zhangpu Beiqi). (2) Langqi (Weizhen’s grandson, total 161st generation of the Fang family. He has three sons. The eldest son, Xuanzhen, has three sons. The second son, Xuanyu, has one son. The third son, Xuande, has one son.) Yi Bo Ding square. Yunyang Fang family lineage: Yunyang 5th generation:

(1) Fang Minjing (the eldest son of Ying, total 161st generation of the Fang family. He gave birth to four sons, the eldest son Shunhou, the second son Shungong, and the third son Shun Tai, the fourth son Shunbang).

(2) Fang Minqing (the second son of Ying, the 161st generation of the Fang family. He gave birth to three sons, the eldest son Dunyu, the second son Dunrong, and the third son Dunshang).

(3) Fang Minzheng (the third son of Ying, the 161st generation of the Fang family. He gave birth to three sons, the eldest son Yuanzong, the second son Yuanshao, and the third son Yuanzai.)

(4) Minxu (the eldest son of the Ming Dynasty, the 161st generation of the Fang family. The descendants of the Ming Dynasty in Zhejiang are yet to be examined. Minxu Gong had 5 sons, the eldest son Shunyi, the second son Shunliang,

The third son Shunmo, the fourth son Son Shunhui, fifth son Shunyang)

Yunyang Fang family lineage: Yunyang 6th generation:

(1) Shunhou (the eldest son of Minjing Gong, the total 162nd generation of Fang family, He gave birth to two sons, born in Boyangxia, Xinlou, Gaoxilou, Daou, Shangdai, Zhongzhu, Chengguan).

(2) Shun Gong (the second son of Min Jinggong, the 162nd generation of Fang family, gave birth to six sons, descended from Jiucuo, Shibi, Fengtou, Xinlin, Shanghe, Dapingxi, Yangxiahougang , Zhongzhu, Yanwu Pavilion, Lieyu Dingcheng, Datang, Jiadou, Dongkeng, Shangdai, Chengguan, and opened Tanshi Village in Dongshan County).

(3) Shuntai (the third son of Minjing Gong, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, gave birth to two sons, and was born in Bo Shipyard, Jiechuang, Dongkeng Nei, Xipu, Xibiandai, Xiagaoxi, Guanyin Pavilion, Yangxia, Chengguan, and opened in Huilai County, Guangdong).

(4) Shunbang (the fourth son of Minjing Gong, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, gave birth to seven sons, descended from Bobaoshu, Jiban, Houping, Jingzai, Shawanwei, and also passed down to Haifeng, Guangdong) Looking down, Zhangpu Quzai, Hougang Fengshan, Zhongshe Xitou).

(5) Dunyu (the eldest son of Duke Qing of the People's Republic of China, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, gave birth to five sons, and lived in Guishan, Dakeng).

(6) Dunrong (the second son of Duke Qing of the Republic of China, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, originally lived in Hong Kong, his descendants were northward, oil truck).

(7) Dunshang (the third son of Duke Qing of the Republic of China, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, descended from Bowutian, Chengguan, and opened Fuzhou).

(8) Yuanzong (the eldest son of Duke Minzheng, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, and had four sons who originally lived in Shoudong, Yuekeng and Hebu).

(9) Yuan Shao (the second son of the Duke of Minzheng, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, had three sons, and lived in Gaoxi and Dadun).

(10) Yuan Zai (the third son of the Minzheng Gong, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, had three sons, originally lived in Pumei, Oytan). (8) (9) (10) The three descendants of Botangmei, under the sun,

Chengguan, the materials are hard to build.

(11) Shunyi (the eldest son of Duke Xu of Min, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, and had three sons. He originally lived in the mountains, moved to Zhao'an, and then spread to the south of Xixi).

(12) Shunliang (the second son of Minxugong, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, gave birth to two sons, descended from Bosunkeng, Chengguan, and opened Zhao'an).

(13) Shunmo (the third son of Minxugong, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, had a son, descended from Bo Yuekeng, Dadun).

(14) Shunhui (the fourth son of Minxugong, the 162nd generation of the Fang family, gave birth to two sons, descended from Dakeng, Chengguan, and opened Shuiche Street, Dongshan, Xipu, Chencheng, Pumei Hajing and other places).

(15) Shunyang (the fifth son of Minxugong, the Fang family has one son in the 162nd generation, originally lived in Yunyang, Houdi) The Fang family lineage: Yunyang 7th generation

(1) Ren Gong (the eldest son of Duke Shun Gong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family, lived in the old house, but failed to pass the exam today)

(2) Renpei (the second son of Duke Shun Gong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family, lived in Shibi. , failed to take the test today)

(3) Renhua (the third son of Shun Gonggong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family, was born in Fengtou, Daping, Xinlin, Bomapu Township, and the Xinyang pioneered by his immigrants. , Xinhu, Xinli, Xinyuan and other four new villages; Xiahe Township Shanghe; Yunling Town Street, Guangdong, Hailufeng) with a population of more than 4800 (excluding Guangdong, Hailufeng).

< p>(4) Renfu (the fourth son of Shun Gong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family)

(5) Rengui (the fifth son of the Shun Gong family, the 163rd generation of the Fang family) (4). 5) Yibo Zhongzhu, Yunling Town Sub-district, has a population of more than 1,320, excluding Tanshi Village, Dongshan County.

(6) Renji (the sixth son of Shun Gonggong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family). .

(7) Renji (the eldest son of Shuntai Gong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family, descended from Bo Shipyard, Jiejiao, Xipu).

(8) Renjie (the second son of Shuntai Gong, the 163rd generation of the Fang family, descended from Xibiandai, Yangxia, Dongkengnei, Yunling Town Street) Yunyang Fang family lineage: Yunyang 8th generation

(1) Gongyan (that is, the Limulus Tomb Sect, the eldest son of Renji Gong, the 164th generation of the Fang family, descended from Boyang, Xiahougang, Zhongzhu, Dingcheng of Lieyu Town, Yunling Town Each street has a population of more than 3580).

(2) Jingyan (i.e. the Mukungou sect, the second son of Renji Gong, the 164th generation of the Fang family, descended from Boyanwuting, Baoshu, Yangxia, Yunling Town streets, population 1100 many).

(3) Daoyan (i.e. Lianhua Sect, 164th generation of the Fang family, descended from Bojiadou, Yangxia, Xiaosan Village, Zhongzhudunshang, Xindiwei, Zhoudu, Dongkeng, Yunling Each street in the town has a population of more than 13,100).

After consulting relevant information, it has been determined so far that the number of the Yunxiao Fang family who spread in Taiwan during the Ming, Qing, and modern times has the following number system: 1. During the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, many members of the Yunyang Fang clan moved to Chishanzi Village in Guanyinli, Taiwan (now Renwu Township, Kaohsiung County), and worked together to "recruit tenants and cultivate crops" here. They multiplied and multiplied, and their descendants were distributed in Yilan, Taoyuan and other places. It is said that the Fang clan of this line has a population of more than 10,000. 2. In the early years of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Fang Yang, the 14th grandson of Yunyang and a native of Dapingxi Village in Mapu, named Chenglie, was a general in the military. He was killed in the battle against the invasion of the Central Plains by the Later Jin Dynasty (now the Qing army). His wife, Cai, led Duke Chenglie In the portrait, he took his second son Fang Du (also known as Wei Chun) and his fourth son Fang Duo (also known as Wei Ji) as they crossed the sea to Taiwan, and later moved to Kinmen to form a clan. The eldest son Fang Yi and the third son Fang Zheng both lived in Yunxiao. Their descendants also retained another portrait of Duke Chenglie, hoping that the two portraits could be used as evidence for the gathering of people from the same branch on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future, in order to comfort the deceased of Duke Chenglie. However, this wish has not been realized for more than 300 years (before the Anti-Japanese War, we obtained information about this Taiwanese descendant, but unfortunately we have not contacted him since). We urgently need to find and contact him in the future. 3. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, in the 15th century of Yunyang, Fang Ai (1716-?), a native of Xinlin Village, crossed the sea from Yunxiao Port to Taiwan and settled in Wantan Village, Zhongpu Township, Zhuluo County (this year, Chiayi City). In the year of Mao (1735), he gave birth to a son, Fang Zishun, in Zhuluo. The descendants are spread throughout the Chiayi area. In October 1997, Fang Zhishun's descendant Fang Zhilai (the 21st generation of Yunyang) came from Chiayi to "Xinlin Village, Yunxiao Branch, Pinghe County, Zhangzhou Prefecture" to trace his roots and inquire about his ancestors. In the last few years, regardless of his old age, he personally led his troops. People of the Fen tribe went to Yunxiao to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan. Since then, they often kept in touch with their relatives in their ancestral place, and groups of tribesmen continued to visit. 4. In the 60th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1795), Fang Yuanxin, the 18th generation of the Yunyang Fang family in Yangxia Village, Yunxiao, was named Guoqi (approximately 1769-1846). As a Taipei student, he gave up his studies and engaged in business, sailing and operating, traveling to and from both sides of the Taiwan Strait many times. He even went to other ports in Tianjin and Shanghai, and settled in Chicai, Tainan. He married the Wu family and had children in Chicai. When Qi Gong of the state of Yu was fifty years old (about 1819), he returned to his hometown according to his mother's order and married in Yunxiao. His wife gave birth to children. In the twenty-sixth year of Daoguang (1846), he died of old age at home and was buried under the Bamboo Pagoda Immortal Peak. Therefore, the descendants of Duke Guoqi spread on both sides of the Taiwan Strait; his descendants in Taiwan are quite developed. He first gathered in "Yunxiao Street" in Tainan County, and most of his descendants moved to Yilan, Zhongli, Taipei and other places; and when he returned to his hometown in Yunxiao, he gave birth to two sons, Fang Zai'an and Fang Zheng, who continued to serve as incense in their ancestral home, and the fourth , fifth generation descendants (the 22nd and 23rd generation of Yunyang), and some people returned to Taiwan to settle in 1945 and 1947, and now they all live in Taipei (former advisor and office director of Taiwan's "Executive Yuan" Mr. Fang Miaocai, the fifth grandson of Duke Guo Qi, was born in Yunxiao and moved to Taipei). This can be said to be a typical example of the return and spread of Yuntai.

Collection and arrangement: Fang Azhe Source: Yunxiao Information Network