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Clan or lineage genealogies constitute the major source material for Chinese family historians and genealogists. Scholars have shown that clan genealogies can be a valuable source for research into Chinese history. Since most genealogies continue into the early or mid twentieth century, a researcher who can connect into a lineage genealogy can often determine their pedigree quickly and accurately back to the 1600s and, typically, much further.<ref name="profile" /> | Clan or lineage genealogies constitute the major source material for Chinese family historians and genealogists. Scholars have shown that clan genealogies can be a valuable source for research into Chinese history. Since most genealogies continue into the early or mid twentieth century, a researcher who can connect into a lineage genealogy can often determine their pedigree quickly and accurately back to the 1600s and, typically, much further.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
The size, generational depth, and type of information included in clan genealogies vary a great deal. Most of the genealogies | The size, generational depth, and type of information included in clan genealogies vary a great deal. Most of the genealogies microfilmed in various library collections are printed books that average ten volumes per title. However, most of the genealogies collected in special projects from private individuals in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and the United States are single volume manuscripts. | ||
Record Type: As a society that practices ancestor veneration, the Chinese have traditionally kept genealogies. These include zongpu (general genealogies), zupu (clan genealogies), jiapu (extended family genealogies), shipu (branch genealogies) and jiacheng (family records or annals). Printed and manuscript genealogies differ in scope. Those that are printed (usually in only small quantities) cover the broader family; manuscripts cover more narrow lineage and more immediate generations. | Record Type: As a society that practices ancestor veneration, the Chinese have traditionally kept genealogies. These include zongpu (general genealogies), zupu (clan genealogies), jiapu (extended family genealogies), shipu (branch genealogies) and jiacheng (family records or annals). Printed and manuscript genealogies differ in scope. Those that are printed (usually in only small quantities) cover the broader family; manuscripts cover more narrow lineage and more immediate generations. | ||