1. Rao is derived from a place name. In the sixth year, Zhao Daoxiang gave this place to his brother-in-law, and his descendants took Zushi as their surname.

2. Rao originated from the surname Jiang. During the Warring States Period, a doctor in the State of Qi collected grain from Rao Yi, and his grandson took Yi as his surname, called Rao.

3. Rao's family originated from Gui surname, originally Yao surname, and got Gui surname because of living in Gui. He was named Hou of the country by Rao, and later generations took the country as their surname, also known as Rao.

Rao originated in northern China and appeared in the Warring States Period. It has a history of more than 2200 years, then developed from north to south and expanded in Jiangxi. Rao's ancestral home is,, and Chang 'an.

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Rao is mainly distributed in this area.

Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Taiwan Province, Jiangxi and Hubei, among which Jiangxi and Hubei are the most widely distributed.

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1, Rao Song, a native of Shaxian County, Fujian Province, is a well-known Taoist priest.

2. Rao Shushi was born in September 1903 and died in September 1975. He was a native of Zhong Ling, Linchuan City, Jiangxi Province, the founding father of China people and an outstanding politician.

3. Tsung i Jao, chaozhou people, Guangdong, is a famous academic leader and master of calligraphy and painting at home and abroad.

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