Chinese Genealogy

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A word of explanation about this website, it contains two sections.

The first section is about Chinese genealogy and should be useful to those who are looking for their Chinese roots. It contains background information explaining about Chinese genealogy, the use of special terms and terminologies, and some historical information about Chinese names, a brief description about migration overseas by your ancestors and how to initiate the search for your family history in China.

The second section pertains to the Chinn (Chen) clan and should be of interest to those who share my surname. It touches on some historical information about the origin of the clan name, the State of Chen, the Yingchuan Hall, the Chen Dynasty, the southward exodus from the homeland in Henan Province and later settlement in southern Guangdong Province. It should be remembered that the majority of the present-day descendants of the Chinese immigrants who went overseas originated from Guangdong Province mainly from the Pearl River Delta region not far from Hong Kong, and also from southern Fujian Province, mainly from the Xiamen (Amoy) area.

I hope your visit will be an enjoyable one.

Al Chinn
October 10, 2007

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