Why make up a family tree? On the Function and Significance of Genealogy

Genealogy can record the positive historical data of family history, experience, technology and culture, and is an excellent teaching material for future generations to learn experience, inherit culture and enlighten their thoughts.

A family without a genealogy is incomplete. Through genealogy, it is helpful to strengthen family cohesion, maintain unity, enhance mutual understanding and trust between families, strengthen communication and promote mutual assistance between families; Understand family history and migration; Know the blood relationship between families in the same family.

Genealogy is a unique cultural heritage in China, which has a long history among Han people and later in ethnic integration. Genealogy began to appear in all ethnic groups.

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Genealogy is a historical picture book centered on recording the lineage and characters of paternal families. It evolved gradually by recording the lineage and deeds of ancient emperors and generals. In the pre-Qin period, genealogies such as Zhou Guan and Shi Ben were circulated in the society. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, other genealogical works appeared, such as Chronicle of the Emperor, China People's Surnames, Customs and Surnames, etc.

In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the family tree became the main basis of marriage and official career between clans, so it developed rapidly. After the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, the wind of compiling music became more popular among the people from the official, and even spread to various families. Every family has a family tree, and every family has a family tree, which has never stopped. Therefore, every revision of music has become a major event between the same surname and the same family.

Among all kinds of opinions about the origin of China's genealogy, one holds that it originated in the Song Dynasty. There is a reason why people who hold this view ignore a large number of records about genealogy in Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties and insist on taking the Song Dynasty as the origin of genealogy.

In fact, the current genealogy is indeed in the same strain as the genealogy of the Song Dynasty, but it is not closely related to the genealogy of Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties. This can be proved by the fact that most of the genealogies handed down today originated in the Song Dynasty.

Genealogy is a historical document whose main content is to record the lineage and deeds of a blood clan. Although it is a historical document, in fact, the essence and core of genealogy is to cover up evil and promote good and blind the truth.

The compilation of ancient genealogy, in order to improve family status and prestige, must be traced back to a celebrity or emperor before giving up.

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