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### Migration and Distribution (Lacking information) The Rong surname is not among the top 100 surnames in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. It is said that there was a court historian named Rong Cheng under Emperor Huangdi. He was the first person to formulate the calendar. It is also said that he was proficient in the art of self - cultivation and the theory of Yin - Yang balance, and later was respected as the True Man Rong Cheng by Taoists. The Rong clan was named by his descendants in memory of him. It is also said that there was another official named Rong Yuan under Emperor Huangdi, who made bells, and his descendants took Rong as their surname. During the time of Emperor Shun of the Gaoyang clan, one of Shun's sons was named Zhong Rong, a rare and talented person, and some of his descendants also took Rong as their surname. In the Zhou Dynasty, the officials in charge of rites and music were also called "Rong", and the descendants of these officials took this official title as their surname. According to historical records, there was an ancient state called Rong, and most of its people took the name of the state, "Rong", as their surname. The Rong clan, which originated in ancient times, has multiplied in the southern Wu area for thousands of years. Initially, they took the state name or the official title as their surname. The prominent families of the Rong surname lived in Dunhuang (present - day Dunhuang, Gansu Province).