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[[Image:Geographylogo.png|20px|Geographylogo.png]] '''In other languages:''' [[Chinese:中華家族譜|中文]] | [[Chinese Compiled Genealogies|English]] 
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==Online Resources==
*'''1239-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1787988|China Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[China Collection of Genealogies - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/chinese/research/jiapu Chinese Genealogy Clan Books] at FamilySearch
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chnwgw/ China GenWeb]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150510153445/http://chinese.rootswiki.legacy1.net/doku.php Chinese Roots wiki] - website no longer exists; archived version
*[http://www.chinanews.com/zhonghuawenzhai/2001-05-01/new/13.htm "华人家谱世纪大收集," a news article]
*[http://www.jiapu.tv/a/about/, 河南省姓氏文化研究会家谱委员会, a research group]


==Lineage Genealogies (''Jia Pu'')==
==Compiled Genealogies==
The term compiled genealogy is used in this Wiki article to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. These records can include pedigree charts, compiled data on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. These can be excellent sources of information that can save you valuable time. Because they are secondary sources of information, however, they must be carefully evaluated for accuracy.
===Lineage Genealogies (''Jia Pu'')===


In the history of the Chinese people, there are three important elements that are significant. They are China's history, the local gazette, and a clan's genealogy. Among these three elements, genealogy has the longest history and is the most influential.  
In the history of the Chinese people, there are three important elements that are significant. They are China's history, the local gazette, and a clan's genealogy. Among these three elements, genealogy has the longest history and is the most influential.  
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The objectives of Chinese genealogical research has tremendously changed over time. Researchers are now studying Chinese genealogies as a supplement to other research areas, such as social economic history, geographical history, history of law, population history, religion and culture, history of overseas Chinese, inheritance practices, and biography of historical figures.
The objectives of Chinese genealogical research has tremendously changed over time. Researchers are now studying Chinese genealogies as a supplement to other research areas, such as social economic history, geographical history, history of law, population history, religion and culture, history of overseas Chinese, inheritance practices, and biography of historical figures.
===Family Trees===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees FamilySearch Genealogies] 
**Or to filter for oral genealogies, click on "+ Collections". From the drop-down menu, select "Oral Genealogies".<br>
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1030/ Ancestry.com Public Member Trees] ($)<br>
===Digital Books===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ FamilySearch Digital Library]
*[https://books.google.com/ Google Books]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ World Cat]
*[https://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust]
*[https://archive.org/ Internet Archive]
===FamilySearch Catalog===
Many family histories can be found on the FamilySearch Catalog by performing a '''surname search''':
*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*Click on the '''Surname''' link
*Type in the search field the '''last name''' of the family that you are researching
OR to filter by '''location and surname''':
*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
*Click on the '''Keyword''' link
*Type in the search field the '''country of residence and last name''' of the family that you are researching


== Genealogies of the Imperial Clan Court and Genealogical Personnel Records  ==
== Genealogies of the Imperial Clan Court and Genealogical Personnel Records  ==
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== Chinese in South Pacific  ==
== Chinese in South Pacific  ==


For Chinese genealogies from the South Pacific see this article: [[Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies|Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies]]  
For Chinese genealogies from the South Pacific see this articles: [[Samoa_Compiled_Genealogies#Oral Genealogies|Samoan]], [[Tonga_Compiled_Genealogies#Oral Genealogies|Tonga]], or other Polynesian oral genealogies.
 
== Histories of Chinese Surnames in Wikipedia  ==
 
Wikipedia has a number of very useful articles about Chinese surnames, detailing their origins, histories, and distribution in present-day China and sometimes beyond. You can view this example to see what one of the articles may have in it.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_(surname) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_(surname)]  
 
Many other pages about Chinese surnames can be found on this category listing page on Wikipedia.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese-language_surnames http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese-language_surnames]  
 
Not all the pages have (surname) after them, since it is more obvious that the article is about a surname. There will be no specific genealogical data in these articles, only details of how the surname developed, and other historical matters.  
 
To find a page for a surname that for some reason is not listed there, type the URL shown for the Yuan surname as shown above, substituting the surname you wish to see if there is an article about it where you see Yuan in the URL above. If that does not turn up any results that look right, take off the _(surname) part of the URL, and it is possible that it might be found that way. However, it is possible that articles about some surnames are not on Wikipedia yet.
 
== Online Genealogical Resources  ==
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chnwgw/ China GenWeb]
*[http://chinese.rootswiki.legacy1.net/doku.php Chinese Roots wiki]
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Links/Ethnic/China/Province.html DistantCousin.com resources for Chinese genealogy]
*[http://www.china.com.cn/chinese/2001/Mar/24361.htm "华人家谱世纪大收集," a news article]
*[http://www.jiapu.tv/a/about/, 河南省姓氏文化研究会家谱委员会, a research group]
 
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
 
[[China, Collection of Genealogies (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


== References  ==
== References  ==
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