In ancient Chinese history, surnames are the symbols that indicate the family blood relationship." Since ancient times, the descendants of China have used surnames as a symbol of the continuation of their family. Among them, according to the population, Li, Wang, Zhang, Liu and Chen are the top five surnames nationwide. Among them, as for the surname Li, it is the largest surname in the country, with a population of more than 100 million.那么，知道李姓的始祖是谁吗？李姓的发源地在哪里呢？
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In terms of the origin of the Li surname, there are many historical views, such as the theory of the origin of the Ying surname, the theory of the Ji surname, the origin of the reward surname and the restoration of the Li family. Of course, the most widely recognized view is that the Li family originated from the Ying surname and the ancestor of the surname Li Lizhen. Li Lizhen (1069 BC-992 BC), whose original name was Li Lizhen, fled to Ku County, and changed "Li" to "Li", and was later respectfully called "the ancestor of the Li surname". Li Lizhen's father Li Zheng was a Li official during the reign of King Zhou of Shang. He disobeyed the will of the foolish monarch, , Shang Zhou of , and caused a murder. So his wife Qihe and his youngest son Li Zhen fled and finally went to Ku County in the eastern Henan area of , , Henan (now east of Luyi County, Henan). "Li Family Promotional Video" came
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On this basis, I felt the kindness of Li Zi's life, and the second was to change his surname to take refuge, so Li Lizhen changed his surname to Li Lizhen, and later moved to settle in Longxi . From then on, the Li family has been born for generations and has developed and become the largest surname in China. Therefore, for the Li surname, its origin is in the area of Luyi County, today's , Henan Province, and there is a saying that "the Li family in the world came out of Luyi". Luyi was known as Minglu, Zhenyuan, Kuxian, Guyang and Xianyuan in ancient times, and was located in the eastern part of Henan Province. As the hometown of Laozi ( Li Er ), Luyi County, Henan Province is a holy place for the Li clans at home and abroad to seek their roots and worship their ancestors. The Li clans' ancestor worship ceremony has become a recognized grand festival in the hearts of the Li children around the world.
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Of course, for China's largest surname Li, Longxi Li family also has an important historical status. As the saying goes, "The Li surname in the world is rooted in Luyi, and it looks out of Longxi, and the school is divided into Shanghang." As for the ancestor of the Li surname in Longxi - Li Chong (the eldest son of Li Tan, the grandson of Laozi), he served as the guardian of Longxi of Qin during the Warring States Period and was granted the title of Duke of Nanzheng. When Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty ordered the compilation of the "Clan Records", the surname Li was the highest among the surnames in the world, and ordered all the Li surnames in the world to take Longxi as the county, and gave the surname Li to the meritorious officials and military generals, so the situation of "the Li family in the world came out of Longxi". Since Emperor Li Tang came from the "Longxi Li Family", many friends surnamed Li also went to , Gansu, Longxi to worship their ancestors.
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Finally, in the pre-Qin period, the activities of the surname Li started from Henan. By the end of the Warring States Period, the activities of the surname Li had expanded to Shanxi, Hebei, Shaanxi, , Sichuan , Hubei and other places. The Qin and Han Dynasties were an important stage for the Li surname to migrate to various places. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of the Li surname, and the population of the Li surname grew rapidly. Today, the population of the surname Li is more than 100 million, accounting for about 7.5% of the country's population. Its distribution throughout the country is currently mainly concentrated in the four provinces of Henan, Shandong, Sichuan and Hebei. In the southwest, North China and other places, the surname Li is the most common surname.
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