Should the genealogy be written in classical Chinese or vernacular?

1. Is there any preface to the genealogy in vernacular?

This is the preface to the genealogy. The full genealogy is not here in my house. The words and punctuation in brackets were added by me, and the traditional Chinese was also changed to simplified. In fact, it usually means that the genealogy is important, introduces the ancestors, and then talks about who compiled it, where the ancestors lived, etc. Everyone is different, so there is really no reference.

Branch genealogy of the Yu family in Gucheng

Preface to the genealogy of the Yu family

Yu's predecessor was a native of Wendeng, Dengzhou. He moved to the east in the 25th year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty. Acheng North Yangliu Town, later moved to the east of Acheng. There have been two dynasties in the world, and it has lasted for hundreds of years. The genealogy has been compiled several times and it is difficult to list them. Now, the 17th Zhaozhai and others of this branch cannot bear to sit back and watch. They work tirelessly to join the great clans, pursue the origin, never forget the origin, and investigate carefully. Old score. The seventh generation ancestor Zhuo Gong is the third son of Zhirou Gong. It was the end of the Ming Dynasty, my parents died early, and my second brother went out. In the fifth week of the common year, he was lonely and homeless. He was raised until he was more than ten years old and joined the army. He was away from home for decades. He married the Zeng family and gave birth to a son, Longjiang Gong, who returned home with his family. Thinking that Chaotou's hometown is home, and he knows that his father's death is unknown, his descendants are not careful, so it falls into disrepair. Why should husband’s genealogy be revised? It's the Jingzong's collection of clans. A family has a pedigree, just like water has a source. What’s the point of saying that all things are unified? Although it is not allowed to be disordered, the names of the seventeenth generation and above are still the same, and the following names are given by characters to distinguish between superiority and inferiority. Being famous and having a clear order in the world, isn’t it beautiful? 2. Please translate the ancient text on the wall of the ancestral hall into vernacular Chinese

The ancestral hall of the ancestral hall is located in the center of Huping, facing west and east. It is the place where the grandfather Qianming Gong, who was commended as a righteous citizen by the emperor, lived. . Mr. Huang Yang, a Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, named this residence "Zhengbenyi".

Used to demonstrate virtue. Over the years, the ancestral hall collapsed a lot. His grandson (me) followed the instructions (I don’t think it was the person’s name) and renovated the ancestral hall at the original location (I probably missed the word).

But it still remains. Use the old name to warn future generations not to forget their ancestors, all the disciples are chaste and forgiving, chaste and beautiful, and chaste and auspicious.

I made an "inscription" to commemorate this incident: (((The inscription says: The foundation of a country is in one person; the foundation of discipline is in the whole body. The foundation of a human body is that the heart, nature, and destiny are straight from the inside to the outside. The only righteousness is respect.

Be careful about happiness and misfortune, do not be selfish in your likes and dislikes, be mediocre and cautious in your actions, and be intimidating and righteous. Father, son, monarch, and minister, I love you and I have righteousness. I respect the virtuous and do not behave well. It is clear without ceremony, it is close but it is far away, it is unhappy but chaste.

In the gap between the body, the king of heaven is Jingke, I carry my relatives, the code of heaven is thin, the roots are luxuriant, the source is clear, the water is clear, and the things are true. Ge, hire a dragon to make a clear destiny.

The fifth year of Tongzhi is on the winter lunar day of Bingyin))) Whether the foundation of the country's roots lies in the emperor, and whether the legal system exists in itself. The original basic nature of human beings is received from heaven and is innate.

God makes a person upright on the inside, strong on the outside, flexible and upright, which are the most basic things. Therefore, we must respect the Tao, have a sense of awe, and have a sense of worry. We must not be selfish in our likes and dislikes, but we must understand the golden mean.

Be cautious about your actions and maintain awe of majesty and justice. There is family affection between father and son, loyalty between king and ministers, distinction between husband and wife, and priority between elder and younger.

Respect people of high moral character without being fickle, without solemn manners but with a clear heart, with the ability to treat others equally, with integrity despite making mistakes.

Although there are vacancies in the body, one should be cautious and respectful in the heart, support relatives without being domineering, downplay the arrangement of fate, and focus on one's own hard work. When the roots are firmly rooted, the trees will flourish.

When the source is clear, the stream will be clear. When you are clear, your understanding of things will be endless and without limit.

Quote the correct remarks and write the instructions like this. On the eighth day of November, 1866

Huangyang, a Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty, this place was Zhengbenxiang (county)... I think this sentence can be determined based on the records in the genealogy. "Zhengbenyi" is a place name, not a house name. . This can be determined by which dynasty the "former scholar" came from. 3. Request the translation of an ancient text

? The original sentence reads:

Gai Wenshuo, a man of great virtue, is famous in the country, and he walks along the road to the rural school. In the Holy Dynasty, the Longju Code of Honoring the Worthy began in Shangxiang. The good rules of the times will lead to great events in the new year. However, the elders are respected and respected, their character is clean and their behavior is good, their fragrance has been planted in a township for a long time, and they have been well-known in Heyi for a long time. Please use Wen Jiaguang to host the banquet, and hope that Yu Yun will win.

Sincerely. (Please check, I feel that the original text seems to be wrong)

He was awarded the imperial title of Wen Linlang by his birthplace as a Jinshi. He is now a professor in the Huizhou Prefecture plus a third-level Zhu Chong.

He was awarded the imperial title of Xiuzhonglang. Huizhou Prefecture School Tutor Zhuo Hou was promoted to the first level Shen Rulin

Hou Yi (Hui) Xiangxiang Dinner Sixty-year-old Zhu Jun Huaili

? The family members of the family members in the winter months of the 21st year of Jiaqing. Zhu Chong, Shen Rulin, all bowed their heads

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Let me try to explain. However, because you are not familiar with the people, things and the ins and outs, you may make mistakes.

Explanation:

It is often said that people with great virtues can influence and cultivate a culture. Rural primary schools have followed this good cultural tradition. The Dafa of this dynasty stipulates that respect for the virtuous begins in universities. The measure of respecting the elderly and retired sages is indeed a good norm and good trend in society. Only the elders have rich experience, high moral standing, and good conduct. Their good reputation has been established in the township for a long time. This good reputation has won the trust of the people in the county for a long time. I am very much looking forward to inviting you to attend the banquet. I hope that the emperor will agree. Sincerely.

He was born as a Jinshi, and was awarded the title of Secretary of the Cabinet of Wen Linlang. He is currently a professor in Huizhou Prefecture and has a third level: Zhu Chong (official title and name of the signer)

He was awarded the title of Xiuzhilang Huizhou Prefecture School Tutor Zhuo Hou, promoted to one level: Shen Rulin (official position and name of the signer)

Hou Yixiang's banquet in the village, sixty years old, Zhu Junhuaili (identity and name of the signer)

< p> On the auspicious day of the twelfth lunar month in 1816 (younger brother of the family - polite words) Zhu Chong and Shen Rulin. All bowed down. ? 4. Family tree preface, genealogy preface, the original text. Can you find the original text of the family tree or genealogy preface on the Internet?

1. A family has a genealogy, and a country has a history.

History records the deeds of a country and records the origins of generations. Gai's ancestors were born in one person, but were scattered and passed down to thousands of people; and they were scattered in all directions, and they could not recognize each other when they met, and they could not distinguish their superiority and inferiority. Although they were relatives, they were not regarded by Qin and Yue, and the order of the world was confused. Very scattered.

The purpose of cultivating family trees is to respect the clan at the top and to collect the clan at the bottom. The major sects and minor sects are listed in their order, and Zhaomu Shici drew the picture.

From this branch for hundreds of generations, and up to the top, it comes from the same source. This means that it is absorbed and refined. The ancestor of the Jiwu people, Taigong, originated from Yuzhang. They were originally from Limu Shezhuang, Yangjiazhai, Anyuan County, Ganzhou Prefecture. They moved to Beiliu during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and settled in Liujiajing, Ximen County, and later moved to Liugongqiao. ——Yan Yi is a man who has made plans and started his own business. He is one of the ancestors of our clan.

Later, they all turned to farming and studying. According to the fifth biography of the great ancestor Xiang Jiagong, his family was getting richer and richer, so he moved to Hantang again, so he decided to live in Yan.

At that time, the local bandits invaded the countryside and ravaged the countryside. The public tried their best to defend it, and there were many people who relied on it to survive. My uncle Fu Zhaigong and my great-uncle Zhu Zhaigong asked for the title of Jin.

Tracing back to the origins, I want to create a family tree, but I have failed to achieve it. Over the past few decades, the population has increased and the tribes have become more prosperous.

The more distant the clan is, the more divided the branches will be. If they continue to follow one another without cultivating them, the same lineage will be like a stranger's road. It will not be able to move their thoughts of the source of water and wood, and how can they maintain the friendship of the good family? . Yuanshi carefully interviewed and compiled in detail to ensure that everything is orderly and orderly.

All ancestors’ descriptions, deeds, names, ranks, tombs of past dynasties, sacrifices, and dates of birth and death that can be verified will be compiled and recorded, and the jujube pears of longevity will be passed down to the family. . Looking back from today, it turns out that it originated from one person.

It can be traced back to the ancestors for thirteen generations. Therefore, when the members of the associated clans look at the new genealogy, the father, brother, and clan members are sitting in the court curtain, and the seniority and inferiority of the elders and younger ones are in order.

Bin Xian's basic friendship is to express the kinship between the nine ethnic groups, and to respect the ancestors and clans. There are some people who are not inspired by the heart of admiring the clan. In the seventh year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty, in the midwinter of Dinghai and Gudan, the ninth generation Sun Sen Jinshi was compiled by computer: the fourteenth generation Sun Yehui, 1998.

7. 23 Wuhan 2. All living things in the world and humans are precious.

How expensive are you? Because of its heavenly rank, Yilun has the idea of ????depending on the source of water and trees, and it is a dignified and dignified way to unify the clan without being ignorant of the origin. My husband's ancestors have passed away, but if they are children or grandchildren or below Zeng Yuan, are they not part of the same lineage? Therefore, those who respect the ancestors must not fail to respect the clan, and those who respect the clan must not neglect the clan.

It is true that Lao Quan said: Love is like a relative, and love is like a stranger on the road. Those whom I regard as strangers are first brothers; brothers are first one person.

Those who are divided and reach passers-by are also powerful.

The situation was so bad that it was fortunate that no passers-by were killed.

It is possible to prevent it from forgetting suddenly. Alas! Everyone has his own heart, and there is no one who has not heard the words of Laoquan and has not spontaneously developed a heart of filial piety and brotherhood. This is why I cannot delay this.

I, the Liu family of Hantang, were born in Limu Shezhuang, Yangjiazhai, Anyuan County, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, due to the war in my hometown, I was displaced and moved. Guangdong, Bu built in the west gate of Beiyi. Plow the fields to eat, dig wells to drink.

The remaining well still exists today - it is also called Liujiajing in Yicheng. Later he moved to Hantang in Erxiang and then moved to Liugongtun Village.

Therefore, those who trek through Chaya and Hangwei in a remote place are quite trapped! The second generation ancestor read Zhuang Gong, and the third generation ancestor Ming Shan Gong set up fields as a road, piled stones to build a bridge, leading to it, making it easy to cross, and pedestrians relied on it - this is the Liugong Bridge recorded in Yi Cheng. Passed down from generation to generation, they are all hidden in the countryside.

The customs of the time were simple and funerals were too simple. Therefore, the ancestral tombs of past dynasties are all earthen tombs without monuments.

No ancestral hall has been built, so there is no head to worship, but tombs in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Tomb Domain only exists, and its origin, sect, and date of birth and death cannot be investigated! The fifth generation Gao Da's father, Xiangjia Gong, was born in Xiang, Ming Dynasty.

The sixth great uncle, who brought more students to the country and the city, was indifferent and studious, did not seek official advancement, accumulated a lot of merit, and did many good deeds: such as giving property to his brother, returning fields as pledges, and saving people for worship. Good deeds are praised by everyone. All the ambitions of Yicheng are recorded in reality.

The seventh eldest uncle, Fuzhai Gong, taught Zhaoping the Ming Dynasty through the Ming Dynasty, and he had a great political reputation. Later, Mu Qinen was honored and ordered to give it to his ancestors.

His good deeds in life are detailed in the county annals. The first eldest father, the Duke of Zhai, was also promoted to the state Sima. He was asked to be granted the rank of fourth rank, and was honored for two generations. He saw that the family's reputation was strong and his ancestry was long.

Therefore, inheriting the first and initiating the latter, fortunately, we will not be ignorant of the beginning. The Gu clan is becoming more and more numerous day by day, with branches and sects. From early to successful, then to hemp, to evasive, to disobedient, they almost look at each other like strangers on the road! If we do not urgently compile and publish the genealogies, we will not be able to collect family members, that is, we will not be able to respect our ancestors, that is, we will not be able to respect our ancestors.

The blame for forgetting one’s origins is countless. The details of Yuan and clan members are collected and compiled.

From one generation to the thirteenth generation, the succession of generations, distinguishing the noble and the noble, connecting the distant, distinguishing the superior and the inferior, all trace back to their origins. Those who lost their lives in a simple way in the past will not be suspicious of them; but those who have obtained trustworthy information will not be worried about being simple.

After reading the moon for a few days, it will be completed, and the jujube pear will be used as a writer's gift to celebrate longevity. Yan said "The Genealogy of the Liu Family in Hantang" is the original.

Those who read the genealogy later, the common people cherish the friendship of relatives and the thoughts of harmonious family, so that the ancestors are of the same line and are not strangers, and the heart of filial piety and brotherhood is not spontaneously born. Zai. I'd like to keep it simple.

21 Wuhan 3. Family genealogy is an important part of Chinese culture. Through genealogy, we can see the changing historical situation and the ups and downs of human life.

The rich heritage of genealogy culture is of great value to the study of local chronicles, folklore, history, archaeology and other disciplines. Respecting ancestors is a traditional virtue of the descendants of Yan and Huang, and tracing back to one’s roots is human nature.

Not to mention the Mausoleums of Yan and Huang, the tombs of ancestors of various surnames have also become holy places for descendants of Yan and Huang at home and abroad in recent years to trace their roots and inquire about their ancestors. Some famous mausoleums have become important tourist resources in their locations.

Currently, prestigious information centers and libraries at home and abroad are proud to collect genealogies containing some surnames in our country. Genealogy and surname studies have been injected with new content and become an inter-professional edge subject.

It has not only been included in professional courses in colleges and universities, but has also become a topic selection for some master's and doctoral students' graduation thesis. Some scientific research departments have also listed it as a key research project. With the development of science and technology, many surnames have published their family trees on the Internet, thus breaking the space restriction and allowing people to communicate with each other around the world.

In fact, someone has compiled a website designed to enable Chinese people around the world to quickly trace their roots, compile family trees, and find relatives. The "Hantang Liu Family Genealogy" website was launched online in 1999. Many readers visited and left messages, and achieved good results.

Trees have roots.

5. Why is there a tradition of writing "genealogy"?

Genealogy is also called family genealogy, genealogy, public genealogy, ancestral genealogy, genealogy book, family ultimatum, and family ultimatum.

It is archival material recording the activities of the family organization. Genealogy in Fujian flourished in the Song Dynasty and flourished after the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The motivation for revising genealogy is to "tracing origins, distinguishing relatives, and ordering the superiority and inferiority." ("Preface to the Joint Genealogy" in the first volume of Anxi's "Xie Family Genealogy") The form of genealogy is bound into a volume (ancient It is line-bound, now the same as ordinary printed matter), and also in chart form.

Many families regard the compilation of genealogy as an obligation for future generations and write it into the family rules, and the number of years to re-compile the genealogy varies. The Ji family and the Li family in Pucheng, northern Fujian, both stipulate that the genealogy should be revised every 30 years.

The Fang family stipulates that "if there are virtuous descendants, or if the genealogy is revised every ten or thirty years, it will not be buried in the place, and the time will be unhappy. The ancient scholars said that not revising the genealogy in a lifetime is unfilial, and we should know it." "

("Minpu Fang Family Genealogy" by Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty) Similar family rules made the revision of genealogy permanent in the form of family law. The content contained in the genealogy varies in detail. Usually, in addition to recording the household registration, marriage and blood relationship of the whole family, it also contains the location, quantity, management and use methods of the whole family's tombs, family property, ancestral temples, etc., and the family's rules and regulations. Admonitions, rules and regulations for revising genealogies, various contract documents, etc.

Some more detailed genealogies also record major events in the family's history, disputes with the outside world, biographies of commendable figures, official positions in the imperial examination, biographies of celebrities, and righteous deeds and righteous deeds. The core content of genealogy is to record the family's lineage and blood system.

To prevent the disintegration of the family due to blood relationship disorders. Liancheng's "Xinquan Zhang Family Genealogy" puts it clearly in the first volume: "If you get the genealogy of the close and distant factions, you can trace their origins, and if you get the genealogy of the upper and lower branches, you can only trace the roots. That is to analyze the changes of the generations, and all have to be examined."

< p> In order to achieve the purpose of showing ancestry, genealogies in various places have the custom of recognizing famous people from the previous dynasties of China as distant ancestors. Although this attached genealogical style can make the family line more glorious, it often leads to distortion of family history and misleading to future generations. The genealogy of the Li family in Hutou, Anxi, identifies the ancestor as Li Er, the founder of Taoism, and the direct line is that he "came out of Longxi and was a descendant of Li Yuangong, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

The surname of Dou Guo in Nanjing Temple identifies the ancestor as The younger brother of King Wen of Zhou is "Uncle Guo" ("Guo" and "Guo" sound similar), and Guo Ziyi is the 27th generation descendant of Huangdi, and Guo Ziyi is the 60th generation grandson of Uncle Guo and the 87th generation descendant of Huangdi. Sun, and it is deduced that his clan is directly descended from Guo Ziyi, a famous general in the mid-Tang Dynasty. ("The Historical Origin of the Guo Surname in Miaodou" on page 89 of the second issue of "Nanjing Literary and Historical Materials" He Liuzhi) These records easily convince the tribesmen.

Others such as the surname Liu can be traced back to Liu Bang, and the surname Xiao can be traced back to Xiao He. They are all reflections of the mentality of cultivating powerful celebrities and attaching themselves to famous families. In the genealogy, the lineage of generations under the founder of the family is strictly arranged and cannot be confused.

This is often the most historically valuable part of the genealogy. Many families in Fujian implement a name ranking system (called "Zhaomu" in ancient times), commonly known as "seniority ranking".

That is to say, the name or character among tribesmen of the same generation must start with a certain uniformly specified word, and then be combined with other words to form a name or character to show distinction. For example, if a father has three sons, their names are arranged according to the character "Yong", and they are called "Yongzhi", "Yongren" and "Yonggui" respectively.

In this way, if you look at the ranking of the word "Yong" in the family tree, you can know that they are brothers or cousins. For those who have passed away, a posthumous title is written on their name and the word "公" is added to show the difference. It is a custom in Shaxian County that if an adopted child is not approved by the clan leader and relatives, he cannot be listed in the family tree, otherwise he will be scolded as "" "Those who are out of touch" are discriminated against.

Except for a few temporary decisions by ancestors and fathers, most of the generational rankings are based on the rankings chosen by the ancestors. The "Qiu Family Genealogy" of Shuangfeng Village, Nanjing County records: From the 21st generation onwards, the character Zhaomu used to identify it is: "article***, a poem and ritual passed down to the family.

Creation Chuixian Yi, follow the story of Zangjia. The glory of the world is great.

The benevolence and righteousness of the ancestors are reflected in the prosperity of Gui Fang and the moon. I wish you many blessings, and good luck will come.

Zongfeng Pi is vibrating, and it will last for hundreds of millions of years." ("Shuangfeng", Issue 2, "Nanjing Literature and History". "The Historical Origins of the Qiu Family" (Lin Mingbo) has been passed down to the generation of "Cui" and "Xian", that is, the 30th to 31st generation.

This method of arranging seniority according to genealogy makes it common to see such a common phenomenon in rural areas. Due to the different development speeds of lineage branches, some old men in their seventies have to address three-year-old children. "Uncle" or "Uncle". There is a common saying in Yongding: "Brother Baitou, uncle sitting on the ground" (that is, the white-headed old men of the same generation are only called "Brother", while uncles who are still in their infancy are called uncles even if they are old).

In order to distinguish the age order among peers, in addition to "ranking by seniority", "ranking by number" is also required. The genealogy of the Zhang family in Tong'an Township, Yongtai County stipulates that members of the clan are numbered in order of birth, and they are often addressed by their first name instead of their first name. For example, if the child is the 20th born in his generation, he should be called "Twenty" instead of his first name.

This custom is still quite popular among some elderly locals. Different branch families with the same surname often use the blood lineage records in the genealogy to carry out "joint genealogy" activities.

The Xie family in Anxi once united dozens of clans and branches to conduct a grand genealogy during the Republic of China. After the generations were clearly defined, the descendants of each clan decided to merge their ranks into one painting and compile the score in order to expand the family's power.

For a long time, several Fang sects were divided into several families to compile the genealogy (the family tree and family tree are commonly known as family trees).

If a family member moves out, the family tree will become a new family tree after being separated. Since genealogy is the basis for family inheritance with the same surname, only males are generally recorded.

A few genealogies also record the so-called "chaste women and martyrs" in the family. Some genealogies are colored with pens according to different objects.

According to "Daoju Sanlu": "Quan County is repairing the genealogy. The lines involved in the genealogy map are red and black, and the style is very strict. Those with red lines are close relatives, even if they are distant relatives. The same is true; those with black lines, begging for support from different surnames, will show that they are unavoidable, and this is also the way to punish the heart in the Spring and Autumn Period."

Those who have achieved fame or can bring glory to their ancestors will be recorded in the genealogy with a red pen. To show recognition, in the past, scholars or scholars above also used a red pen to enter their compositions. Some newly revised genealogies still follow this practice.

In Shouning's "Liu Family Genealogy", all clan members who go to university have a red line under their names, and the written names are written with genealogy names (names based on genealogy rankings). Mark it with a black line (the Liancheng area is marked with a blue line). There is also great care in revising and consulting genealogy.

In the old days, great importance was attached to the preservation of ancestral genealogies. They must be carefully preserved, exposed to the sun regularly, and repaired carefully.