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Chinese Genealogy

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Chinese genealogy research methodology is fairly consistent across the following four major locations: mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Chinese Research Links to articles on getting started with Chinese research. Chinese Research Helps Chinese Genealogy Guide Contracts and Other Old Documents as Sources for Family History and Genealogy in Taiwan Research Guide for Asia-Taiwan Research Guide for Hong Kong Research Guide for East Asian Researchers

Chinese Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Chinese research. Websites Shanghai Library Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏 Convert Chinese dates Chinese and Western calendar conversion ChinaGenWeb Taiwan GenWeb Taiwan Geneanet Handbooks for Foreign Genealogical Research: Asia Portuguese Genealogist - Macao Families In British India Society (FIBIS) - Macao Nanyang Volunteer 南侨机工

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Anhui 安徽 Fujian 福建 Gansu 甘肃 Guangdong 广东 Guizhou 贵州 Hainan 海南 Hebei 河北 Heilongjiang 黑龙江 Henan 河南 Hubei 湖北 Hunan 湖南 Jiangsu 江苏 Jiangxi 江西 Jilin 吉林 Liaoning 辽宁 Qinghai 青海 Shaanxi 陕西 Shandong 山东 Shanxi 山西 Sichuan 四川 Yunnan 云南 Zhejiang 浙江 Taiwan 台灣 Guangxi 广西 Inner Mongolia 内蒙古 Ningxia 宁夏 Tibet 西藏 Xinjiang 新疆 Beijing 北京 Chongqing 重庆 Shanghai 上海 Tianjin 天津 Hong Kong 香港 Macau 澳門

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map

Other Resources

• BYU Script Portuguese Tutorials