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Jia Pu - An Ancient Chinese Tradition There is a strong genealogical tradition in China. In many families and clans ancestral shrines were maintained within the home, or in the case of the wealthy, a separate ancestral hall. The ancestral shrine or hall housed wooden tablets, inscribed with the names of the honoured dead. Ancestors' names were also collected in written genealogical records – jia pu (traditional or simplified) or zu pu. A classic Chinese genealogy contains a large amount of information including: family rules and instructions, portraits and biographies of important clansmen

Once you have succeeded in tracing your family's history in Canada, you may be interested in exploring your roots in China. You will find resources in this guide to help with that research.

Using newspapers to research Chinese Canadian genealogy.

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Searching for information about your family in published and archival documents is one of the core activities of genealogical research. Information may be found in a wide range of documents and records. This section explores key archival and published sources for Chinese Canadian genealogy. I