On the Statement of "the Family Genealogy Being Just Like the National History" in Qing Dynasty
Abstract
Qing Dynasty were often editing genealogical "family of a spectral interference country in history", which the family tree analogy with the national history, national history with everyone else's position to highlight the recognized worth genealogy, genealogy by publicity. Genealogy analogy with the national history, reflected in: a system of national historiography, there are habits and clan pedigree statute; national history, genealogy all believe in, "the letter today Biography" concept, but the national history of good and evil, and books, genealogy nevertheless, utterly Do not; national history, family tree have in common the function of that classification of disposable London, Victoria humanity, are enlightenment tools, but focus on national history, "Kam chaos, showing the punishment to persuade", genealogy seminars life experience, looking for doors to the glorious road. Genealogy still views national history, the release of the public has the history books, people have historical information. Civil repair genealogy is a traditional Chinese history, should be valued, worthy of a great book. It was often to say in Qing dynasty that "The family genealogy is just like the national history" which to highlight the importance of family genealogy by comparing with the national history from the following aspects. Firstly there were systems for compilation of the national history while there were traditions and codes of rules for the compilation of the family genealogy. Secondly both were firmly convinced with the credible history to the posterities. However, the good and evil in national history would be written but for the family genealogy only to cover up another's bad deeds and praise his virtues. Thirdly there were some common points of the functions for the national history and the family genealogy, such as to record the human relations and humanity for cultivation while there were also some differences that the national history emphasized particularly on the political lessons but the family genealogy on the life's lessons. The statement gives expression to the information which the public had history books. The compilation of family genealogy is an important tradition of China historiography which should be taken seriously