The origin and history of the surname Huang in Sikeng Village, Meitang Town, Puning City

From the surname Ying and the surname changes of ethnic minorities, according to the village records of Sikeng Village, Meitang Town, Puning City, it is shown.

1. The ancestors can be traced back to Boyi, the leader of the Dongyi tribe in the era of Emperor Shun. Boyi was given the surname Ying by Emperor Shun because of his merits in flood control. Among his descendants, those of the Huang family established the Huang Kingdom in Huangchuan, Henan Province, around the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.

2. Other Chinese surnames were changed to Huang: In ancient times, Huang and Wang had the same pronunciation, so some Wang surnames were changed to Huang.