The Lai family settled in the Yanling area in the early days and mainly multiplied and developed in today's Henan Province. Later, they formed prominent families in Yingzhou County, Henan County and Hanoi County. Due to official appointments, wars and other reasons, one branch of the Yingzhou Lai family moved to the south of the Yangtze River and are distributed in some places in today's Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangzhou and other provinces. Another branch moved to Shaanxi. The "Lai Family Genealogy" in Jiaoling, Guangdong and the "Origin of the Lai Family" in Xingning respect Shuying as the ancestor of the Lai family and call Lai Xian Shuying's 14th generation grandson. Laishen, the 22nd generation grandson of Shuying, lived in Fengning (now Xixiang, Shaanxi). Lai Zhongcheng, the 25th descendant of Shuying, settled in Songyang (now Suichang, Zhejiang). Laishuo, the 30th generation grandson of Shuying, moved to Ningdu, Jiangxi Province in the late Song and Yuanjia years of the Southern Dynasty. His third son, Lai Can, gave birth to seven sons, branching out to Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and other provinces, forming some tribes: the eldest son Lai Zhao moved to Huitong (now a Henan) Wucun, the second son Lai De moved to Gutian, Shanghang, Fujian, the third son Lai Ming moved to Le'an, Yihuang, Jiangxi, the fourth son Lai Du and his descendants lived in Longnan, Shangyou and other places in Jiangxi, the fifth son Lai Si and his descendants lived in The family originated in Shicheng, Qiuxi, Jianchang, Guangchang and Yanqian, Fujian. The sixth son Lai Yong and his descendants lived in Xinfeng, Ruijin, Nankang and other places in Jiangxi. The seventh son Lai Yan served as the general magistrate of Yangzhou, Jiangsu. Make a home locally. Lai Shuo also had a grandson named Lai Ding, who settled down there because he was an official in Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan). Lai De's eldest son Lai Biao moved from Gutian, Shanghang to Shibi Village, Ninghua County, Fujian. His 11th generation grandson Lai Chaomei moved to Tanghu, Yongding, Fujian. The other two 11th generation grandsons, Lai Zuhua and Lai Zusan, moved from Ninghua Shibi in the early Ming Dynasty. When he arrived in Chengxiang (now Meizhou, Guangdong), he later gave birth to Jiaoling, Pingyuan and other tribes. The Lai family genealogy also records that some of the Lai family members changed their surnames to Luo and Fu in order to avoid being harmed by King Ling of Chu. Most of the Lai people in Sichuan and Yunnan have integrated into the Achang people. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Lai Yuncong crossed the sea from Zhangzhou, Fujian to Taichung to establish his foundation. Since then, some of the Lai family from Fujian and Guangdong moved to Taiwan one after another, and some moved overseas to make a living in Singapore and other places.
There are two sources of the surname Lai:
1. It comes from the surname Ji and is a descendant of Ji Chang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. King Wu of Zhou had a younger brother and uncle who was granted the title of Lai. In the fourth year of Duke Zhao of Lu, he was destroyed by King Ling of Chu. After that, he took the country as his surname. Historically known as Lai's authentic sect. It is the Lai family of Henan.
2. Derived from the surname Jiang, he is a descendant of the Shennong family of Emperor Yan. According to legend, there are four descendants of Emperor Yan, belonging to the four clan tribes of the ancient Qiang people. One of them is Lieshan clan. In ancient times, Lie and Li Tong were also pronounced Lai, so Lieshan, Lishan, and Laishan clans all had the same name. In ancient times, the Lieshan clan lived in the Fenshui Basin of Shanxi Province. Later, one branch moved eastward and established the Lai Kingdom in Lixiang County, Henan Province during the Shang Dynasty, which was attached to the Shang Dynasty. When King Wu of Zhou conquered the Shang Dynasty, the Lai people moved south. Later, they accepted the title of viscount from King Wu of Zhou and became Lai Zi Kingdom. In the fourth year of Lu Zhaogong's reign in the Spring and Autumn Period, King Ling of Chu destroyed him and his people moved to Yan. Their descendants took the country as their surname and called it Lai. It is the Lai family in Hubei or Henan. The Genealogy of the Lai Family in Jiaoling, Guangdong, The Origin of the Lai Family in Xingning, and the Twelve Revisions of the Genealogy of the Lai Family in Songyang, Lianhu, Ningdu, Jiangxi respect Shuying as the ancestor of the Lai family and call Lai Xian Shuying's 14th generation grandson. Shuying's 31st grandson Lai Shuo, his eldest son Lai Zhao stayed in Ningdu County, Hutian, Qili, Lianhu and Huitongwu Village, his second son Lai De (De) moved to Gutian, Shanghang, Fujian, his third son Lai Ming moved to Le'an, Yihuang, Jiangxi, and his fourth son Lai Qing (Geng) and his descendants were distributed in Longnan, Shangyou and other places in Jiangxi. His sixth son Lai Yong (Qiu) and his descendants were distributed in Xinfeng, Ruijin, Yudu, Nankang and other places in Jiangxi. Later, he was derived Jiaoling, Pingyuan and other tribes. The Lai family genealogy also records that some of the Lai family members changed their surnames to Luo and Fu in order to avoid being harmed by King Ling of Chu. Most of the Lai people in Sichuan and Yunnan have integrated into the Achang people. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Lai Yuncong crossed the sea from Zhangzhou, Fujian to Taichung to establish his foundation. After that, some of the Lai family from Fujian and Guangdong moved to Taiwan one after another, and some moved overseas to make a living in Singapore and other places.