Clan and Clan Genealogies in Southeast China

Author: Wang Tie
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Chinese genealogy (also known as family history), is a valuable source of literature that has gained increasing attention in recent years. Among the existing old genealogies in China, those from the southeastern provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian are particularly numerous. Based on reviewing nearly ten thousand genealogies preserved in the Shanghai Library, the author of this book selected nearly four hundred as the primary basis to narrate the history of nearly a hundred prominent clans of the Wang, Zhang, Chen, Huang, Zhou, Wu, Xu, Zhu, Shen, Gu, and Lu surnames in southeastern China, including their migrations, lineal inheritances, and distributions. Additionally, the author meticulously examines the authenticity of the content of the genealogies discussed by referencing historical records, local gazettes, and other documents. This book is both highly academic and accessible, serving as a valuable reference for professional researchers studying the social, cultural, and demographic history of southeastern China, as well as an extremely informative read for the general public seeking to understand genealogies, local histories, and family histories.