How is a family tree written?

The cover of a family tree

The form of a family tree

The main form of a family tree is called a pedigree chart, which looks like this

The pedigree charts are divided into pagoda charts, tree charts, linear charts, and ultimatum charts (which do not have charts, and were once used to recount the deeds of the ancestors in writing)

Tree charts

Linear charts

Again. Say, why write a family tree?

The purpose is to document the glorious history of one's family, as well as to chronicle the history and development of the family.

Generally when the family has grown to a certain point, a respected person in the family suggests that it is time for us to write a family tree. Everyone decides unanimously that it's a good idea, and then if the shrine has enough money, then they just take the money from the shrine and start writing the family tree. If the shrine doesn't have the money, then everyone will donate money. If it's the first family tree of the family, then a highly respected person will decide the generation and whatnot.

Nowadays there are a lot of people who don't have a family tree anymore, it may be due to relocation or other reasons, if this is the case, then there are two ways to solve it, one is to go back to the original ancestral home and ask for a family tree; the other is to rewrite the family tree.

What are the contents of the family tree?

I. Write down the origin of the family name clearly.

It means the origin and migration of the same family name. China up and down five thousand years, the origin of ancient, if there is no genealogy, the descendants will be very difficult to figure out. Each set of "genealogy" to recognize their own family name sources, so that generations of inheritance, but also the root of the family line will be passed on for thousands of years.

Second, write a clear hall number.

The name of the hall is usually taken from the name of the county, or Shi Zu self-created.

Generally speaking, the hall number is taken from the name of the county, the county is the Qin and Han Dynasties on the establishment of the administrative region, the county name is taken from the name of the county, or the name of the vassal state, the local government, the state, the county name. There are also many surnames with a hall name, for example: Wang, Hu, the two surnames of the county is "Qinghe Hall".

Self-created, for example: Yang's "four knowledge of the hall" means "heaven knows, earth knows, I know, son knows," the style of people. In many cases of genealogical reconstruction, only self-created hall names can be used.

Three, family motto and family history.

Many genealogies contain many quotes and sayings that have been passed down to future generations, such as the familiar Yen's Family Trainings and Zhu Zi's maxims on how to run a family.

The family training roughly includes the following:

(1), focus on family law, national law

(2), harmony clan, township

(3), filial piety and parents, respect for elders

(4), in line with the rites and correct name

(5), ancestor sacrifices, the procedure of grave sacrifice

four, meritorious achievements and character of the person The biographies of the people.

Generally divided into: biographies, biographies and outreach. The biographies are the biographies of the men who have made achievements in the family; the biographies of the women with good character in the family; and the biographies of the women with good character in the family who have been married in the family. The biographies are often accompanied by portraits of the person or pictures of the person's story, and the words used are true and simple, and the most avoided words of praise. This is also an important criterion for evaluating the level of a "family biography".

Fifth, the family's poetic writings.

The main content of the poetic writings of the family celebrities, but also to collect the letters between the clan and outsiders, as well as the scriptures, tablets, inscriptions, notes, etc., and some of them also have prints, portraits, versions of the works, calligraphy, songs and other famous artists. In this part of the continuation of the supplement, it is more necessary to carefully select, carefully recorded, the most valuable and representative literature to future generations.

Sixth, ancestor pictures, old photos, feng shui map.

Here's the ancestor pictures, old photos good understanding, which Feng Shui map is mainly only ancestral hall map, tomb soil. Ancestral hall is a place for the ancestors, so in the record and publication of the building plate map, depicting the actual situation, and even detailed geographic location. Some genealogies also have to put the former residence and village map.

Lastly, can a girl be in the family tree?

In ancient times, it was believed that a girl who married someone else was someone else's family, but there were exceptions, that is, a woman who never married for life had the opportunity to be on the genealogy, but of course a girl did not have the right to have a family tree. However, there are exceptions to the modern repair of genealogy, because it is possible that the younger generation are girls, so there are also girls to save the family tree, pass on the family tree and repair the family tree.