The country has a history and the family has a genealogy. Family history is a testimony of family reproduction. For Chinese people who value the concept of family, family history plays an important role. Compiling family history has always been regarded as the "patent" of famous families. "Jieshi Genealogy" was first compiled in Gengchen, the third year of Yuanfu, Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1100), and has a history of 904 years. The preface "Shijie Hexu" was written by Su Dongpo, Su Guo and his son Written, its content has very important historical value.
According to the Jie family genealogy: the Jie surname was given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the ancestor was Shi Ding. In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave the county the surname "Jie" because he helped the Han Dynasty "pacify the two countries". Because of his meritorious service in the war, he was given the name "Meng". He issued an imperial edict and granted the title of An Daohou, and Jieyang County was granted the title of Jieyang. Home (Jieyang County in the Han Dynasty included: the four cities of Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Meizhou in eastern Guangdong, and the territory south of Zhangzhou City in southwestern Fujian and southern Jiangxi). The descendants of the Jieyang family lived in Jieyang for thousands of years before moving to Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other places; overseas, there are Canada, Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, etc., are also home to many descendants of Jiemenggong; they have spread and multiplied, and the total population to date is roughly estimated to be nearly one million people. In the "2002 National College Entrance Examination Instructions (General Liberal Arts)", the ancient Chinese history section lists "the internal migration of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Shi and Qiang" as the scope of the examination. Although the surname Jie came out late (it has been 2115 years now), it is unique and maintains its original character. It has not been swallowed up by other big surnames and has produced many famous people in the past dynasties.
The Jie family has an inseparable relationship with the history of Chaoshan. Relevant experts pointed out that with the clarification of the relationship between Jieyang Order Shiding (Jiemeng) of the Han Dynasty and the Jie family, the history of Chaoshan has undoubtedly been pushed back nearly a thousand years. This is undoubtedly an important event for Chaoshan local culture. The famous Sinologist Master Jao Tsung-i made an important comment on the relationship between Jie Meng (Shi Ding) and Chaoshan in the Fifth International Chaozhou Symposium "Remarks on Choosing the Hall": I have long discussed that Jieyang ordered Shi Ding to be in "Historical Records" and "Han Shu" " said that the recorded historical figures must have basis for the discussion of national history; now that Xing Xing sees that this important issue of Chaoshan history is about to be completely solved, his spirit can't help but be inspired by it, and he will be happy for it all day long.
Trees never leave their roots, water never leaves its source, and people never forget their ancestors. In today's Jieyang City, although no one with the Jie surname has lived there for a long time, people with the Jie surname have always had a strong sense of seeking their roots for thousands of years. Many interested people have come to Jieyang to search for the relevant remains of Duke Jiemeng (Shi Ding), and hope to build a memorial hall for Duke Jiemeng (Shi Ding) in Jieyang to fulfill their long-cherished wish of finding his roots.
The Sangpu is green and the Banyan River is long. With the spirit of our ancestors and the support of many enthusiastic people in today's hot land of Chaoshan, this long-cherished wish of the Jie people will surely come true.