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''[[China]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Chinese Research Helps'''  
''[[China]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]''''' Finding Your Chinese Genealogy 家谱 on Familysearch.org'''


Several tools are available for Chinese speaking researchers. Click on the links below to open guides that teach you how to use the Chinese version of the FamilySearch Catalog and how to do Chinese research.
'''Using English find your family's Jiapu 家谱  by following the procedure below.'''


Different areas of the world have different written records in Chinese languages. This Wikipedia article about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language Chinese language] helps determine which writing system was used. It is rather technical.  
<nowiki>  </nowiki>1.    Click
on '''Search'''
 
2.    Click
on '''Record'''
 
3.    Research
by location - Click on '''map of Asia'''
 
4.    Click on '''China'''
 
5.    China indexed Historical records appears - Scroll to bottom for '''Chinese  Image Only Records'''
 
6.    Click on '''Chinese Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2014'''
 
7.    Click on B'''rowse through 13.2 million images'''
 
8.    Family name list of Chinese surnames appears, find your surname and click on it.
 
9.    Country click '''China'''
 
10.  Choose the correct province
 
11.  Choose the correct county
 
12. Select the appropriate genealogy for study
 
'''Using Chinese find your family's Jiapu 家谱 in Familysearch.org by following the procedure below.'''
 
1.   Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on English, choose 中文.
 
2.    Return to the top of the page and Click on 搜尋,then 紀錄.
 
3.    Select 中國, 族譜收藏 1239-2014年2015年5月13日 by clicking on the blue 瀏覽影像 
 
4.    Under Family Name select your family surname 性.
 
5.    Under Country select China 中國
 
6.    Under Province 省 select your province
 
7.    Under County 县 select your county 
 
8.    Select the appropriate genealogy for study
 
'''Using the FamilySearch Catalog method to find a Chinese
genealogy. '''
 
1.  Click on '''Search'''
 
2.  Click on '''Catalog'''
 
3.   Click on '''Surnames''',
 
4.   Place your cursor in the '''Surname''' field.
 
5.   Change the language to Chinese by
clicking '''EN''' in the lower right corner and
selecting '''CH Chinese (Simplified, PRC).'''
 
6.  Type your surname. Select the correct character for your name.  


=== Learning to read Chinese Genealogies 家谱 ===
=== Learning to read Chinese Genealogies 家谱 ===
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Many records are in Traditional Chinese regardless of where the record was created.  Simplified Chinese was only introduced in the mid 20th Century. today traditional Chinese characters are only used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and expatriate areas in other countries.  
Many records are in Traditional Chinese regardless of where the record was created.  Simplified Chinese was only introduced in the mid 20th Century. today traditional Chinese characters are only used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and expatriate areas in other countries.  
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/e/e7/%28Trad_Char%29To_Chinese_Speaking_Patrons.pdf Introduction]
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/1/1f/%28Trad_char%29_How_to_start_Chinese_research.pdf How to Start Chinese Research]
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/0/08/%28Trad_Cha%29_How_to_use_online_Chinese_catalog.pdf How to Use Online Chinese Version of the FamilySearch Catalog]


=== Simplified Chinese  ===
=== Simplified Chinese  ===
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Simplified Chinese appears on modern records since the mid 20th Century. That was when the Chinese government (Peoples Republic of China) made it official.  It is the most common form used there today although there are still many who know traditional Chinese. Simplified Chinese is not as widely used in expatriate areas, or areas like Hong Kong or Macau.  Outside of the immediate area of China itself, it is only officially used in Malaysia.  
Simplified Chinese appears on modern records since the mid 20th Century. That was when the Chinese government (Peoples Republic of China) made it official.  It is the most common form used there today although there are still many who know traditional Chinese. Simplified Chinese is not as widely used in expatriate areas, or areas like Hong Kong or Macau.  Outside of the immediate area of China itself, it is only officially used in Malaysia.  
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d4/%28Simp_Char%29To_Chinese_Speaking_Patrons.pdf Introduction]
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/a/a2/%28Simp_char%29How_to_start_Chinese_research.pdf How to Start Chinese Research]
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f9/%28Simp_char%29How_to_use_online_Chinese_catalog.pdf How to the Use Online Chinese Version of the FamilySearch Catalog]


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