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Location: Many are in the First Historical Archives, Beijing, China (Grand Secretariat collection). Others are found in research libraries in China and abroad. | Location: Many are in the First Historical Archives, Beijing, China (Grand Secretariat collection). Others are found in research libraries in China and abroad. | ||
Percentage in | Percentage in FamilySearch Library Collection: Probably up to 80% of extant records. The FamilySearch Library’s present collection of about 1700 titles, filmed at the First Historical Archives and at the Columbia University East Asia Library, relates largely to candidates of the Qing period (1644-1912) in the various provinces of mainland China. | ||
Population Coverage: Less than 10% of the population took examinations. These records are limited to an elite group of successful exam candidates. Reliability: Highly reliable. | Population Coverage: Less than 10% of the population took examinations. These records are limited to an elite group of successful exam candidates. Reliability: Highly reliable. | ||
Accessibility: Accessible to public through public libraries and to scholars at archives in China. Many available records have already been microfilmed and the collection of the | Accessibility: Accessible to public through public libraries and to scholars at archives in China. Many available records have already been microfilmed and the collection of the FamilySearch Library makes many of these records accessible.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: China,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1997.</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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