The origin and history of the Wu surname are as follows:

Long before the Yellow Emperor, there was a tribe belonging to the Jiang surname, and this tribe had Zuo Yu as its totem. In ancient times, Yu and Wu had the same pronunciation, but later they became homophones, and the characters were similar in shape and could be used interchangeably. It was not until the Warring States Period that Yu and Wu began to differentiate. So this tribe interpreted the totem as Wu and took Wu as the name of the tribe. The Wu tribe is brave and good at hunting. Its leader is Wu Quan, a minister of Emperor Yan. The Wu tribe lived in Jiangshui (today's east of Longshan, Longxian County, Shaanxi Province), and the place where they lived was called Wushan.

One of the descendants of Wu Quan was a woman named Wu Shu, who married Shaodian of the Youxiong tribe and gave birth to a son, who became the Yellow Emperor. During the Xia Dynasty, the Wu tribe migrated to Guanjin (now east of Wuyi, Hebei Province). During the reign of King Shaokang of Xia, there was a man named Wu He from the Wu tribe who was famous for his good archery. He once competed with Hou Yi, the great archer at that time. This person from the Wu tribe with the surname Jiang later took Wu as his surname, which has a history of more than 5,000 years.

The hall number of Wu surname:

1. Yanling Hall: Jizha is the fourth son of King Shoumeng of Wu. He is known for his virtue. Shoumeng asked him to inherit the throne, but he resolutely resigned. No, Shou Meng had to seal him in Yanling. His three elder brothers successively became kings of Wu. When they died, they wanted to pass the throne to him, but he still refused to accept it. Therefore, he was regarded as the "third most virtuous person" by later generations, and because his fiefdom was in Yanling, people at that time called him the "Jizi of Yanling".

2. Zhidetang: also comes from the story of Tai Bo. Even Confucius sincerely praised Taibo's modesty and courteous virtues when he gave way to the throne three times: "Taibo can be said to be the most virtuous. He gave way to the world three times, and the people were ungrateful." The people respected Taibo as the "King of Yi". In front of Taibo Temple There is an archway with the title "The most virtuous and famous country". Therefore, people with the Wu surname take "Zhi De" as their official title.