A speech when seeking genealogy

I, the Zhuang family of Piling, should be on the lookout.

The state has a history, the county has aspirations, and the family has a genealogy, which has been known since ancient times. For our Chinese nation, it is more important than other nations in the world to cherish virtue, be reborn from the fire and return to the motherland, which is also the source of great cohesion of the Chinese nation. The genealogy of surnames vividly radiates the strong light of China's cultural spirit, and seeking roots and recognizing ancestors is a complete cultural identity. At the turn of the century, Chinese people from all over the world have returned to China to seek their roots and worship their ancestors, which is a vivid manifestation of the strong cohesion of Chinese culture.

I am a descendant of Chu Zhuangwang, and my surname has lasted for 2600 years. "Famous Words and deeds" pointed out: "Zhuang surname, after that, is history." Zhuang, from ancient times to now, is a representative of serious and quiet writing, but Zhuang is a family of surnames and a veritable surname, which has been respected for more than two thousand years. In the pre-Qin period, the Zhuang family was famous for its talented people. For example, Zhuangzi, a great thinker, has long occupied an important position in traditional academic circles.

I'm from Mengcheng, Fengyang, Anhui, and I'm a descendant of Zhuangzi, and then I moved to Zhenjiang. During the period of Yuan You in Song Zhezong, the ancestor Bangyigong moved from Zhenjiang to Guanzhuang in Jintan County. From the end of Yuan Dynasty to the end of Yuan Dynasty, Xiujiu, the ancestor of Piling Zhuang nationality, moved from Jintan to Beiyangyan Village, Shezhai Bridge, Wujin. Make a name for yourself by cultivating wine. The second son, the eldest son, Ming Bin, is the ancestor of the Zhuang family in this county, and his descendants are all over Changzhou, Jiaze and all over the country. The second son, Jing, is the ancestor of the Zhuang family in Yancheng, and his descendants are scattered in Wujin Yancheng, Hutang, Yahe, Baidang, Xingou and other places.

Sun Zhuang, the fourth son of Xiujiugong, was named Hexi. In the ninth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, Chen Bing was a scholar, and the official was appointed to Shandong, where he was awarded as Delang. Then spread to the eighth generation Zhuang Qiyuan and Zhuang's half-brothers. In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, both of them were admitted to Geng Xu, and moved to Ximen Loom Workshop and Dongmen Mashan Mansion in Changzhou County, which were called "Xizhuang" and "Dongzhuang" in history. Since then, their family has been very popular and famous all over the world, from the eighth generation of Wanli to the first generation of Guangxu.

I, the banker's son, have official records all over the world, from the imperial court to the county magistrate. Because of his clean government and outstanding achievements, he was deeply welcomed by the people and favored by the court. There are many ancestral halls of the Zhuang family, there are ancestral halls of the three sages of the Zhuang family in the county, and there are archways of "Shi Kedi" and "Hanlin Brother" in West Neizhi Street (now West Yingli). To "show the prosperity of the Zhuang family, which is expected by a generation."

My banker is not only an official's family, but also a scholarly family. Many children are keen on collecting books, studying knowledge, painting seal cutting and writing books. According to incomplete statistics, from self-evident to Qing Dynasty, there were as many as 90 works handed down from generation to generation, and nearly 400 works handed down from generation to generation. Zhuang Cunhe, the twelfth generation, studied the Confucian classics, elaborated the details and advocated reform, which finally led to the emergence of the Reform Movement of 1898, and had an indelible impact on the modern history of China.

I Zhuang people are also keen on running schools. The predecessor middle school of Changzhou Middle School and the predecessor primary school of Miduqiao Primary School were all founded by Zhuang. Qu Qiubai, the early leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was a banker's in-laws, and her grandmother was the daughter of Zhuang Shiquan (17th) of Xingju Hall. Qu lived in the hall in his early years, studied under his uncle's private school and studied under the head of the primary school manor.

Among the modern celebrities of the Zhuang family, there are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhuang Fenggan and Zhuang, and there are also nine famous calligraphy and painting villages.

The former residence of my village includes Fang Huitang, Jimei Hall, Xingju Hall, Weiqi Hall and Champion Hall.

The people who settled in the countryside are also farmers, scholars and friends, and they are respected in their good neighborhoods.

As Wang Qian, a university student in Baohe Hall, Prince Taifu and the minister of rites, said during the reign of Kangxi, "South of the great river, there are beautiful mountains and rivers, and many people are rich, and the family background of the Piling Zhuang family is particularly prosperous." Our ancestors of Zhuang nationality have made such brilliant achievements, and our descendants of Zhuang nationality should carry forward the past and carry forward it.

My banker's ancestors worked hard to compile genealogy. The genealogy of the Zhuang family in the county town has been compiled seven times since Shunzhi in 23 years of the Republic of China, and the genealogy of the Zhuang family in Yancheng has been compiled six times since Jiaqing in 25 years of the Republic of China. However, 70 years have passed since the Cultural Revolution, and the genealogy has been destroyed several times. Future generations have no idea about the names and deeds of the three generations, let alone where they came from, just like whispering. If it is not repaired in time, the pedigree of Piling Zhuang family will be interrupted! Therefore, in 2002, we devoted ourselves to sorting out the old spectrum. At present, all the old spectra have been collected and input into the computer, accounting for1100,000 words. Subsequently, we are about to start the work of finding descendants, raising funds and updating the new spectrum, hoping to get the positive response and strong support from all the descendants of Zhuang.

To this end, we call on all the people of the Zhuang family in Piling to act immediately, sort out their family lineage and materials, and send them to us. With money, strong efforts and dedication, we will help us to continue to repair the genealogy of the Zhuang family, so that the blood of the Zhuang family will last forever. You are always welcome to join our team.

All the people in Pilingzhuang, regardless of gender, age, wealth or poverty, are all worldly interests and are the blood of Xiujiu. Let's live up to our ancestors and our children. Let's act now!

I wish the Chinese nation a long history and prosperity.

May the banker of Piling be deeply rooted and flourishing, and last forever.