Zhao Fu was granted the title of Zhao in Zhao Cheng. In the Shu Dynasty (the seventh generation descendant of Zhao Fu), he led his descendants to the State of Jin, and later established the State of Zhao, which is known in history as "going to Zhou Rujin and the surname of Zhao began to flourish". When Zhao perished, Zhao's surname had been distributed in the following areas: Zhao Cheng, Geng, Yuan, Jinyang, Dai, Handan, Wucheng, Calm, and now there are Zhao's surnames in Shanxi, Hebei, Henan and Shandong. The territory of Zhao includes a part of present-day Shaanxi. During the reign of King Wuling of Zhao, the territory expanded to Hetao area. Before Zhao's death, Zhao's activities also included Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia today.
Zhao Cheng, the old county name, is located in Huoshan Town, Dongping, in the south of Shanxi Province, with Luo Yun Pearl in the west, Taiyue Valley in the north and lush fertile fields in the south. The Fenhe River passes through the territory, thus launching Linfen Basin. Sui county, governing today's Zhao town. There is a saying in Pingyang Fuzhi: "Huoyue Town is in the east, Fenshui is in the west, and the weather is solid." It can be said that it is a magnificent and rich place on the Jinshan River.