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Contents
About the Author
Part I Concepts and Definitions
1 Introduction
1.1 What Is Genealogy?
1.2 Types of Genealogy
1.3 The History of Genealogy
1.4 The Value of Genealogy
Part II Chronological Studies
2 The Origin of Chinese Genealogy
2.1 Chinese Genealogy Originated from the Matriarchal Society
2.2 Oral Genealogies
2.3 Patrilineal Oral Genealogies Originated from Matrilineal Ones
2.4 Knotted Rope Genealogies
2.5 Genealogies that Used Oracle Inscriptions
2.6 Bronze Genealogies
3 The Birth of Chinese Genealogy
3.1 Comprehensive Genealogies Appeared During the Zhou Dynasty
3.2 The Authorized Genealogical Institution
3.3 The Publication of the Di Xi Pian and the Shi Ben
3.4 The Development of Genealogies During the Han Dynasty
4 How Chinese Genealogies Prospered (I)
4.1 Reasons Genealogies Prospered During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
4.2 Genealogical Works and Genealogists
4.3 The Content and Characteristics of Genealogies
5 How Chinese Genealogies Prospered (II)
5.1 Reasons Official Genealogies Developed During the Tang Dynasty
5.2 Three Large-Scale, Official Genealogical Compilations
5.3 Private Genealogies Developed Drastically
5.4 The Content of Genealogies
5.5 Types of Genealogies
5.6 Famous Genealogists
5.7 The Imperial Genealogies of the Tang Dynasty
6 The Transformation of Chinese Genealogies
6.1 Official Genealogical Compilations Were Abolished While Private Ones Blossomed
6.2 The Five-Generation Pedigree Chart Established by Ouyang Xiu and Su Xun
6.3 Genealogical Reform in the Song Dynasty
6.4 Zhu Xi's Thoughts on Genealogy
6.5 Brief Introduction to the Gu Jin Xing Shi Shu Bian Zheng and the Shi Zu Lue in the Tong Zhi
6.6 The Imperial Genealogies of the Song Dynasty
6.7 How Genealogies Transitioned During the Yuan Dynasty
7 The Perfection of Chinese Genealogies
7.1 The Number of Genealogies Increased Sharply During the Ming Dynasty
7.2 Zhu Yuanzhang's Sacred Edict of Six Maxims
7.3 Ming Dynasty Genealogies Followed Zhu Xi's Ethics of the "San Gang" and the "Wu Chang"
7.4 Improvements to Genealogies in Both Style and Content
7.5 Ancestral Temples and Their Properties
7.6 Grand Collections of General Genealogies
7.7 Cheng Minzheng's Genealogical Methodology and Verification
8 The Popularization of Chinese Genealogy
8.1 Comparing the Styles of Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and Republic of China Genealogies
8.2 The Sharp Increase of Qing Dynasty and Republic of China Genealogies
8.3 The Renewal of Genealogies
8.4 Receiving Genealogies for Maintenance and Inspection Work
8.5 Zhang Xuecheng's Genealogical Theory
8.6 The Genealogies of Ethnic Minorities
8.7 The Imperial Genealogies of the Qing Dynasty
Contents
About the Author
Part I Concepts and Definitions
1 Introduction
1.1 What Is Genealogy?
1.2 Types of Genealogy
1.3 The History of Genealogy
1.4 The Value of Genealogy
Part II Chronological Studies
2 The Origin of Chinese Genealogy
2.1 Chinese Genealogy Originated from the Matriarchal Society
2.2 Oral Genealogies
2.3 Patrilineal Oral Genealogies Originated from Matrilineal Ones
2.4 Knotted Rope Genealogies
2.5 Genealogies that Used Oracle Inscriptions
2.6 Bronze Genealogies
3 The Birth of Chinese Genealogy
3.1 Comprehensive Genealogies Appeared During the Zhou Dynasty
3.2 The Authorized Genealogical Institution
3.3 The Publication of the Di Xi Pian and the Shi Ben
3.4 The Development of Genealogies During the Han Dynasty
4 How Chinese Genealogies Prospered (I)
4.1 Reasons Genealogies Prospered During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
4.2 Genealogical Works and Genealogists
4.3 The Content and Characteristics of Genealogies
5 How Chinese Genealogies Prospered (II)
5.1 Reasons Official Genealogies Developed During the Tang Dynasty
5.2 Three Large-Scale, Official Genealogical Compilations
5.3 Private Genealogies Developed Drastically
5.4 The Content of Genealogies
5.5 Types of Genealogies
5.6 Famous Genealogists
5.7 The Imperial Genealogies of the Tang Dynasty
6 The Transformation of Chinese Genealogies
6.1 Official Genealogical Compilations Were Abolished While Private Ones Blossomed
6.2 The Five-Generation Pedigree Chart Established by Ouyang Xiu and Su Xun
6.3 Genealogical Reform in the Song Dynasty
6.4 Zhu Xi's Thoughts on Genealogy
6.5 Brief Introduction to the Gu Jin Xing Shi Shu Bian Zheng and the Shi Zu Lue in the Tong Zhi
6.6 The Imperial Genealogies of the Song Dynasty
6.7 How Genealogies Transitioned During the Yuan Dynasty
7 The Perfection of Chinese Genealogies
7.1 The Number of Genealogies Increased Sharply During the Ming Dynasty
7.2 Zhu Yuanzhang's Sacred Edict of Six Maxims
7.3 Ming Dynasty Genealogies Followed Zhu Xi's Ethics of the "San Gang" and the "Wu Chang"
7.4 Improvements to Genealogies in Both Style and Content
7.5 Ancestral Temples and Their Properties
7.6 Grand Collections of General Genealogies
7.7 Cheng Minzheng's Genealogical Methodology and Verification
8 The Popularization of Chinese Genealogy
8.1 Comparing the Styles of Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and Republic of China Genealogies
8.2 The Sharp Increase of Qing Dynasty and Republic of China Genealogies
8.3 The Renewal of Genealogies
8.4 Receiving Genealogies for Maintenance and Inspection Work
8.5 Zhang Xuecheng's Genealogical Theory
8.6 The Genealogies of Ethnic Minorities
8.7 The Imperial Genealogies of the Qing Dynasty