The Reason Of Hedong’s Big Families Being Incorporated Into "Surname Of Guanzhong Country"

Pei, Liu, Xue are all big families living for generations in Hedong District in medieval society. If make Yao Mountain and Hangu Guan boundaries, Hedong geographically belongs to Shandong or Guandong. However, in Tang dynasty Liu Fang who was great at anspectroscopy put Hedong’s big families under the "surname of Guanzhong county". Apparently, the standards he according to is not just geography, but also include politics, culture and other more complicated factors.Hedong’s big families being incorporated into "surname of Guanzhong county" cannot ignore the influence of Emperor Xiaowen’s policy of setting family name. In order to protect imperial power and noble interests, Emperor Xiaowen anew set family status of Xianbei and Han nationality and established new powerful system of the northern Wei. With the strong family strength, the accumulation of good reputation since Wei and Jin and the official post in the dynasty, Hedong’s big families were included in the county family name in the process of setting family name, keeping their noble position.Under the turbulent situation at the end of the northern Wei, Hedong’s big families realized the important strategy position in Guanzhong, persuading Xiaowu to move westward to Guanzhong, and Yuwen’s strength was added. Most of Hedong’s big families firmly stood in the side of Guanzhong power in the confrontation between the east and west power, directly support Yuwen against Gao in military terms. The regime for its own needs also actively courted Hedong nobles, whose positions in government soldiers system were gradually improved, let them participate in the ritual construction and gave them Zhou Guan and Xianbei family names. Thus, Hedong nobles became a group which materially and mentally cannot be separated from Xianbei and Hu families and an indispensable part Guanlong Group depend on. The politically combination is the most impotant factor that Hedong’s big family was classified as family name of Guanzhong county.Hedong’s big family being classified as county name as well as occupying a space in Guanzhong power is closely related to their own advantages. Their excellent family style, the ability affecting village grassroots and strong economic strength are the basis of their development as well as the guarantee of getting achievements and status.