zōng 宗
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Zong" is as follows: 1. Derived from official titles. According to "Yuanhe Xingzuan", there was an official position called Zongbo in the Zhou Dynasty, which was in charge of the state's sacrifice ceremonies and was also known as Taizong and Shangzong. Later, there were the Zongbo and Zong families. 2. Derived from the Zi surname. According to "Tongzhi · Shizu Lue", during the Spring and Autumn Period, Ao, the younger brother of Song Xianggong's mother, served as an official in the State of Lu. His grandson Zongbo was killed. Zongbo's son Zhouli fled to the State of Chu, and his youngest son moved his family to Nanyang. Then they took "Zong", the name of their grandfather, as their surname.
Famous Story
### Zong Que A native of Nieyang County, Nanyang Commandery during the Southern Song Dynasty, with the courtesy name Fugan (lived around? - 465 AD). When he was young, his uncle Zong Bing asked about his aspirations, and he replied, "I wish to ride the long wind and break the waves for ten thousand li." He was successively conferred the titles of General Who Pacifies the Martial and General of the Left Guard. He served as the Inspector of Yuzhou and was granted the title of Marquis of Taoyang. ### Zong Ze A native of Yiwu during the Song Dynasty, with the courtesy name Rulin (lived from 1059 - 1128 AD). He was the magistrate of Cizhou, where he recruited volunteers to resist the Jin soldiers. Later, he rushed to the aid of the capital and served as the magistrate of Dongjing. He united the righteous soldiers from the two rivers and Taihang Mountains, appointed Yue Fei as a general, and repeatedly defeated the Jin soldiers, earning a great reputation and being called "Lord Zong" or "Father Zong". He repeatedly submitted memorials advocating the recovery of lost territories, but his proposals were not adopted, and he died of grief and indignation. ### Zong Lian A native of Chang'an during the Sui Dynasty. He served as the magistrate of Sanyuan County during the Zhou Dynasty. He was extremely wealthy, with a young and beautiful daughter who was intelligent. He wanted to find a worthy son - in - law. At that time, Zhao Yuanshu was talented but careless about trivial matters. Zong Lian married his daughter to him and gave him twenty servants, more than ten horses, as well as cloth, gold, silver, and jewelry. Later, Zhao Yuanshu was conferred the title of Duke of Ge for his meritorious deeds. ### Lady Zong The wife of Jia Hun, the magistrate of Jiexiu during the Jin Dynasty. She was beautiful. When Jia Hun was killed by Qiao Xi, a general under Liu Cong, Qiao Xi wanted to take Lady Zong as his concubine. Lady Zong scolded him, "Butcher and peddler slave, why don't you kill me quickly?" Then she looked up to the sky and wept loudly before being killed. She was in her twenties at the time.
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