What is the format of genealogy?

There are four basic description formats of genealogy: Soviet style, European style, genealogy style and pagoda style.

The characteristics of the Soviet-style lineage table are: generations are vertical, there is no horizontal line connection between generations, all of them are connected by vertical lines, and the chart format is also arranged from right to left, which mainly emphasizes patriarchal relations.

The characteristics of European style are: generation by generation, running from right to left, five generations and one watch, which is very convenient to use. In the case of European style, there is a life story on the left side of each generation's name, introducing this person's word, number, fame, official rank, date of birth, spouse, burial place, achievements and so on.

reliability

China genealogy culture has a long history and is profound. "The husband's family has a genealogy, the country has ambition, and the state-owned history is synonymous." Zhang Xuecheng, a famous historian in Qing Dynasty, even compared genealogy with national history and local chronicles.

In recent decades, more and more local libraries have begun to collect family "old genealogy", which is considered as important as official history and local chronicles in history and culture.

However, for the credibility of the "old spectrum", the attitude of experts is: caution is the best. The phenomenon of attachment to celebrities in genealogy has existed since ancient times, even if it is really a genealogy handed down by ancestors.