Ancestral Halls of Our Clan · Huang Surname

Author: He Tao, Chen Chunyan
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Our ancestors, ever-lasting; Our surname, shining across the world. The book does not fully capture the brilliance of the great figures and their extraordinary achievements; It does not fully express the vitality of ordinary people; It does not fully lament the prosperity of noble clans and their lost dreams; It does not fully record the rise and fall of families and their traces. There are so many stories of vicissitudes left behind, waiting to be retold. A nation that forgets its ancestors is like a person without bloodline. When we touch the yellowed genealogy soaked in the body temperature of generations, a warmth and respect for tracing our ancestors' footsteps arise. This book is the key to exploring the evolution of the Huang surname and the mysteries of its settlement distribution from blood ties, geographical ties to professional ties.
Excerpt: The blood type distribution of the Huang surname population shows regional characteristics. In Guangdong, western Fujian, southern Jiangxi, and eastern Hunan, there are approximately 8.4 million people with the Huang surname, accounting for 31% of the total population. Among them, those with O-type blood are more numerous, numbering around 3.5 million, while those with A-type and B-type blood are relatively fewer, at 2.4 million and 2 million, respectively. Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, western Hunan, Hubei, northern Jiangxi, eastern Fujian, and Taiwan are regions where the Huang surname dominates, with a total population of 8.8 million, accounting for 32%. O-type blood remains the majority, with 3.1 million people, accounting for 33% to 40%, with the number decreasing as latitude increases; A-type blood has 2.8 million people, accounting for 27% to 35%, with the number increasing as latitude increases; B-type blood is the least, with 2.2 million people, accounting for 24% to 26%. Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang are also regions with a large population of the Huang surname, with approximately 3 million people. The blood type distribution is dominated by O-type and A-type, with fewer B-type. In contrast, regions like Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, and Shandong have a smaller population of the Huang surname, totaling only 2.7 million. B-type and O-type blood are roughly equal, each accounting for about one-third, while A-type and other blood types are slightly fewer. The three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia have an even smaller population of the Huang surname, numbering around 1.1 million, accounting for only 4% of the total population. Among them, those with B-type blood are more numerous, with 400,000 people, while the other two blood types are roughly equal, with O-type slightly ahead.
Appendix: Several interpretations of the character ""
1. The Shuowen Jiezi states: "The color of the earth." Yuan (original) means distant and dark, which can also refer to the color of the sky. Thus, as the I Ching says, "The yellow and the black are the mixture of heaven and earth." Heaven is black, and the earth is yellow, derived from the color of the land and soil, hence the character for yellow includes the radical for land ().
2. The Ci Yuan states: "One of the five colors." Originally referring to the color of the earth. The I Ching·Kun says, "Heaven is black, and the earth is yellow." In ancient times, the five colors were matched with the five elements and five directions. Earth is in the center, so yellow is considered the central and primary color. The Ode of the States·Lvyi says, "Green clothes, yellow lower garments." Song Dynasty scholar Zhu Xi's Collected Commentary states: "Green is the color between blue and yellow; yellow is the primary color of earth in the center."
3. Yellowish-red horses. The Book of Songs·Lu Songs·Ji says, "There are black and yellow horses." The Zuo Zhuan says, "Yellow horses are called yellow." The annotation states: "Horses that are yellow and red are simply called yellow." Gold, jade, and other yellow-colored objects may also be referred to as yellow. The Book of Songs·Odes of the States·Qifeng says, "Adorned with yellow earrings." The Zuo Zhuan says, "Yellow refers to yellow jade." The Book of Han·Biographies of the Cruel Officials·Yang Pu says, "Carrying silver and yellow, hanging three sets of ribbons, boasting to his hometown."
4. A shortened form of the name of the Yellow Emperor. The Records of the Grand Historian·Biography of Han Feizi says, "He enjoys the study of criminal law and legalism, and ultimately returns to the Yellow and the Old."
5. Referring to young children. During the Sui Dynasty, children under three years old were called "yellow." The Tang Dynasty called newborns "yellow." See Old Book of Tang·Biographies of Officials and Comprehensive Examinations of Literature. There is the idiom "yellow-beaked children."
6. Referring to a plan falling through. The Dream of the Red Chamber, chapters 80-89: "Xue Pan heard this and feared that the matter of Baochan would go wrong, so he hurriedly came to scold Qiu Ling."
7. A state name, the Ying clan, which was conquered by Chu. Located in western Xiangcheng County, Henan. The Zuo Zhuan says, "Chu gathered the feudal lords at Shenlu, and the state of Huang did not attend."
8. One of the fourteen surnames of the Ying clan, descendants of the state took the name as their surname. Later generations included Huang Xunjun, the Spring and Autumn Lord of the Chu State during the Warring States period.
9. The Ci Hai explains: The color of gold or ripe apricots, such as golden yellow and apricot yellow.