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The culture of surnames in China has a long history. Thousands of surnames have been born in China for 5000 years. Although the genealogies are different, they all share a common ancestor, namely Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang. This is why the Chinese often call themselves “Descendants of Yan and Huang Di”. However, not all people are descendants of Yan and Huang. If they are the four surnames of Zou, Tu, Li, and Chi, their ancestors are actually enemies of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang. They are the most powerful people in the land of Kyushu recorded in the “Shan Hai Jing”. The god of war Chi You.
▲ Chi You, the most powerful god of war in the land of Kyushu, recorded in the “Shan Hai Jing”. (Photo / Obtained from Baidu Encyclopedia)
In the prehistoric era of heaven and earth, each tribe had its own area, and the tribe that Chi You belonged to was a very powerful group in China. Chi You is an invincible, almost unstoppable tribal chief. His mother, Yin Tianlu, gave birth to 82 strong children. Each of them was brave and powerful in the land of China at that time. And Chi You is the most powerful, and is also respected as God of War by his 81 brothers.
▲ Emperor Yan. (Image / Photo in Baidu Encyclopedia)
At that time, the area where Emperor Yan was located was an agricultural area with abundant water and grass. Chi You became infatuated with foreign territory and relied on her own power to challenge it. However, Emperor Yan was his opponent at the time, and he was defeated after fighting for three days and three nights. He had no choice but to ask Huangdi for help. The Huangdi immediately mobilized their own tribesmen and horses, joined Emperor Yan, and together they defeated Chiyou in Zhuolu, and completed the unification of the land of Kyushu, before Qin Shihuang, and at this time, China began. to take shape.
▲ The Yellow Emperor. (Image / Photo in Baidu Encyclopedia)
After Chi You was killed, his tribes forcibly moved out of the Central Plains. The branch of the Chi You clan that remained in the Luxi area was renamed the Zou Tu clan. When Emperor Zhuanxu was in the diaspora, it was distributed in Qi, Lu and Henan, with Yiluo as the center. Zou is Luo Niao’s totem, Chi You, who guards the Lumu Jili, composed of Luo Niao, Chi Youmu, and Yimin. Later, this group of people moved to the land of Zou Tu and settled. Zou Tu’s land is now in Shandong. The descendants of their descendants have the surname of the place of residence, and gradually they formed the Tu clan and the Zou clan, which have been passed down from generation to generation.
▲ Hong Kong Star Liming may be a descendant of Chi You, the ancient god of war (Reporter Qiu Rongji / Photography)
Besides the surnames Zou and Tu, some of the surnames Li were after the ancient Jiuli tribe. Chi You used to be the leader of Jiuli. After the defeat, the descendants of the Jiuli tribe moved south in great numbers, and some of them were named Li. Chi’s surname is a rare Chinese surname. According to the “Minglun Compendium · Clan Code”, it is recorded: “Chi, after Chi You. Chi’s surname is named after Chi You.” The last name may be that of Chi You’s 81 siblings. Direct descendants from now are very rare. If it belongs to the four surnames of Zou, Tu, Li and Chi, it can be called the people of Li and descendants of God of War.
