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Research Tips and Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Chinese Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for those doing Chinese research. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Chinese Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Chinese Genealogy Basics at FamilySearch
Find your Family's Jiapu 家谱 (Clan Books) - Research Wiki article
Online Learning - video classes

Chinese Research Strategies - Place Specific[edit | edit source]

Subscription Databases and Free Electronic Resources at the Library of Congress - by location
Contracts and Other Old Documents as Sources for Family History and Genealogy in Taiwan
Research Guide for Asia-Taiwan
Research Guide for Hong Kong
Research Guide for East Asian Researchers

Chinese Calendars[edit | edit source]

Dates and Calendars - Wiki article
Asian-Gregorian Calender Converter at FamilySearch
Convert Chinese dates
Chinese and Western Calendar Conversion

Chinese Names[edit | edit source]

See Chinese Naming Customs for more information.
In Search of your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames, by Sheau-yueh J. Chao. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company, Inc, 2001. FS Catalog book 951 D4i; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books

Chinese Genealogical Word Lists[edit | edit source]

Chinese Genealogical Word List - Research Wiki article
Chinese Jiapu and Gravestone Character Guide at FamilySearch

Further Chinese Research[edit | edit source]