There are seven common forms of genealogy

Genealogy is a family history book, in the genealogy, people can learn about the family's historical development, demographic changes, family members and marital status, etc., and in the genealogy, but also recorded the family's family rules, family discipline, and so on, and the genealogy of the family from the ancient times to the present day has been a history of thousands of years, in this long period of time, the genealogy of the family has developed a number of forms.

The common forms of genealogy are the following seven

First, the knot genealogy

In the text has not yet been produced before, the ancestors used in the rope on the knot way to record things, this way is called the knot counting things. The use of knots to record the family lineage, reflecting the basic situation of the members of the family, is the knotted rope genealogy.

Second, oral genealogy

Oral genealogy is a form of genealogy passed down by word of mouth. This is also the way genealogy was recorded before writing was created. Oral genealogy relies on memory, so the information that can be passed on is very limited, and is likely to focus mainly on lineage development and the deeds of important people.

Third, oracle bone, gold genealogy

Oracle bone, gold genealogy is engraved on the bone or bronze genealogy, this genealogy is more common in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it is based on the production of text and bronze casting. Since oracle bone and bronze can be preserved for a long time, these two kinds of genealogies have been gradually discovered with the development of archaeology, and they have become important historical data for us to study the history of genealogy nowadays.

Four, monumental genealogy

Monumental genealogy, as the name suggests, is carved in stone on the genealogy, monumental genealogy is a very common form is the gravestone, the record of the death of the person's biography, of course, there are also a number of family history is also recorded on the monument. Now this kind of tablet genealogy can be regarded as a cultural relic of genealogical culture.

V. Cloth Genealogy

Cloth genealogy is recorded on the cloth genealogy. It is a relatively new form of genealogy, which can be used for preservation purposes and has a certain significance of inheritance.

Six, paper genealogy

mainly refers to the genealogy printed on paper. This is the most important type of existing genealogy.

Seven, tower genealogy

This form is relatively rare, mainly refers to the genealogy carved in the stone tower. The famous ones are the stone tower genealogy carved in the 16th year of Ming Jiajing (1537 AD), preserved in Cui Jiaping, Linxian County, Shanxi Province.

Genealogy as a traditional cultural product, carrying its content in many forms, in different periods, the main form of genealogy is also different, but understand the different forms, is as a modern people, we should do things. Genealogy