Family genealogy restoration based on archival information: a case study of the YIN family

• Main Author: Yin, Simin
• Other Authors: Brendan Luyt
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Genealogy restoration; Archival information; Chinese clan culture; Changshu-Zhaowen County; Yin clan
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180671
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Clan culture is an essential part of the traditional culture maintained by blood ties. However, with the changes in family demographic structure, clan culture has declined in modern society. Many family genealogies have been severely damaged. Reconstructing a genealogy is not only about restoring th...