The General Theory of China’s Genealogy

​Heming Wang is Director of the Institute of Historical Documents at Shanghai Library and an award-winning Chinese genealogist. He is the author of more than 10 books, including The General Theory of China’s Genealogy, A History of China’s Genealogy, and Revealing China’s Genealogical Culture.

Preface.- Chronological Research.- I. The Origin of China’s Genealogy.- II. The Birth of China’s Genealogy.- III. The Development of China’s Genealogy (Part 1).- IV. The Development of China’s Genealogy (Part 2).-  V. The Transformation of China’s Genealogy.- VI. The Optimization of China’s Genealogy.- VII. The Popularization of China’s Genealogy.- VIII. The Contemporary Compilation of China’s Genealogy.- Thematic Research.- I. The Style and Contents of China’s Genealogy (Part 1).- II. The Style and Contents of China’s Genealogy (Part 2).- III. The Quantity of China’s Genealogy.- IV. Family Names Recorded by China’s Genealogies.- V. The Basic Format and Core Value of China’s Genealogy, Taking Genealogies of Huizhou Region for Example.- VI. Illustrations in China’s Genealogy.- VII. The Functional Transformation of China’s Genealogy.- Index.- Appendix.