What is the name of the royal family tree?

The royal family tree is called Jade Die.

Since the Tang Dynasty, there has been a system record of jade cultivation. Emperors of all dynasties regarded the compilation of Jade Records as a major event of the country. From the Tang Dynasty to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Up to now, the jade genealogy of Qing Dynasty is the only royal genealogy preserved completely and systematically in China history.

Jade articles in Qing Dynasty have two greatest characteristics. First, the content is divided into imperial clan and Jue Luo, and second, the text is divided into Manchu and Chinese. In the early years of Qing Dynasty, the situation was turbulent, and the Qing court distrusted Han officials. Early important documents were generally written in Manchu, but the compilation of jade records in Qing Dynasty did not follow this example.

In the welcoming ceremony, the guards led the front and the back, and Huang Gai, Dragon Flag and Imperial War played guiding and welcoming songs. Hundreds of civil and military officials dressed in royal robes knelt down to meet them and see them off. After the ceremony, one set of jade die was sent to the imperial emperor's collection, and the other set was sent to the jade die library of Zongren House for temporary storage to prepare for Shengjing.

Notes on jade articles in Qing dynasty

According to the format, jade pieces can be divided into vertical jade pieces (also called straight jade pieces) and horizontal jade pieces. There are 15 lines of vertical grids on every page of "Jade Dies with Vertical Grids", which records the situation of imperial clan and Jueluo descendants in detail according to the order of generations. On the other hand, the number of squares in each volume ranges from 1 1 to 18. Usually, each grid represents a generation, the highest generation is written in the first grid at the beginning of the volume, and its descendants are arranged in descending order of generations.

The contents recorded in Jade Die mainly include knighthood, knighthood, date of birth and death, year of death, birth mother's surname, wife's surname, father-in-law's name and title. The emperor added the date when he was established as the Crown Prince, the date of his succession, posthumous title, his mother's surname and badge, and the promotion of his empresses. The women of the royal family were not included in the Hengyu family, but in the Zhiyu family compiled by generations.

Jade molds are copied in Manchu and Chinese, while the existing jade molds are written in ink, while the old jade molds are written in black ink. After the compilation is completed, it is submitted to the emperor for review. During the Shunzhi period, General Brigadier General made three jade records, which were hidden in Huangshi Pavilion, Zongren Mansion and Ritual Department. In the 25th year of Qianlong (1760), there were two copies, which were stored in Yushi Museum and Shengjing Temple respectively. Originally, they were still bound into books and stored in Zongren Mansion. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, * * * restored the Jade Dies for 27 times. Later, in 192 1, Puyi organized manpower to make the last repair, and edited it for 28 times.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jade Die