From a single clue, rediscover your family’s memories
Search family genealogies, find ancestral origins, and preserve family stories
Enter a surname, genealogy title, ancestral hall name, or region to search the genealogy records already included.
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Two Core Services
Clarify family relationships and preserve elders’ stories
Genealogy answers “where we come from and how we are related,” while memoirs record “what this life has experienced and what it leaves behind.”
01 Genealogy Services
From digital family tree building to completed clan genealogy books
Start by searching included genealogies by surname, genealogy title, ancestral hall name, or region; you can also begin with yourself to build relationships, invite relatives to confirm information, and then complete lineage verification, text organization, layout proofreading, and printing as a book.
- Search genealogy records by surname, region, and ancestral hall name
- Build a digital family tree online for free
- Continuation of old genealogies, professional editing, layout proofreading, and printing
02 Family Memoirs
Turn life stories into books, videos, and archives
Conduct interviews around elders’ personal experiences and family memories, and organize recordings, old photos, family letters, and family videos into works that family members can read, watch, and preserve long term.
- Personal interviews, transcription, writing, and book production
- Old photo scanning, restoration, and family archives
- Life story videos, subtitles, and delivery of original materials
Memoir Deliverables
An oral history can become a book and a life story video
Preserve the original interviews, then organize the oral accounts, old photos, family videos, and life experiences into written archives, hardcover commemorative books, and video works.
Video Materials
Life Story Video Memoir Reference Video
Learn how personal interviews, old photos, and family videos can be organized into a life story that can be watched again and again.
Interview Collection
Covering birth, growth, migration, marriage and family, career, family values, and major turning points to create oral history materials that can be organized.
Photo and Video Restoration
Old photos, documents, certificates, awards, manuscripts, and family videos are uniformly archived and can be used for personal archives and completed memoir videos.
Manual Proofreading and Video Production
Complete the script, narration, chapter structure, editing, and subtitles, then have the individual or family members confirm relationships and key facts.
Build a Family Archive in Four Steps
Register an Account
Log in with your mobile number and create your personal profile.
Add Family Members
Select related individuals and family relationships to create accurate connections.
Invite Confirmation
Family members confirm their own information to reduce incorrect entries and duplicates.
Keep Adding Information
Gradually add photos, life experiences, family events, and works.
The Website and WeChat Mini Program Use the Same Account Data
The website is suited to centralized organization and management, while the mini program is suited to family confirmation, on-site additions, and daily viewing.
Surname materials organized4,211items
Included genealogies available for search2,075volumes
Catalog verification date: 2026-09-14. Public materials indicate their sources; family projects are handled within the scope of authorization. Deliverables, timelines, and fees are confirmed item by item before cooperation begins.
Genealogies and local gazetteers
Find the records—and the original pages you can verify
Start with surnames, ancestral origins, and former place names. View document images, volume information, and sources, and save the references for verifying your genealogy.
Open the Guide to Consulting Historical DocumentsGlobal Family Resources
Explore Surname, Regional, Qiaoxiang, and Overseas Chinese Materials
ZongMai connects surname culture databases, regional features, root-seeking leads, and overseas Chinese materials to help families continue searching outward from a name, a generation name, or an ancestral place of origin.
Surname Culture Database
Surname origins, population rankings, commandery origins and hall names, notable figures through the ages, generation names, and distribution materials.
Enter Surname Database Regional Root-Seeking FeaturesRegional materials including Sichuan, Guangdong Hakka, Fujian qiaoxiang, Hainanese overseas Chinese, and Shandong Chuang Guandong.
View Regional Features Southeast Asian Chinese Root SeekingLeads from clan associations, tombstones, qiaopi remittance letters, obituaries, lineage associations, and overseas genealogies reconnecting to ancestral lines.
View Overseas Materials Return to My Family TreePreserve public materials, elders’ oral accounts, and family-confirmed information in your own digital genealogy.
Start Creating RecordsRegional Surname, Genealogy, and Root-Seeking Features
Place regional materials such as Sichuan surnames, Guangdong Hakka, Fujian qiaoxiang, Southeast Asian Chinese, Shandong Chuang Guandong, and Hainanese overseas Chinese directly on the homepage, continuing to connect the surname database, root-seeking leads, and digital genealogy record-building entry points.
Sichuan Surnames and Huguang Fills Sichuan
Organize leads on Huguang Fills Sichuan, Hakka migration into Sichuan, branch lineages in eastern, southern, and western Sichuan, and Sichuan genealogies.
View Sichuan Feature Guangdong Hakka GenealogiesOrganizing ancestral hall names, generation names, and migration clues around Hakka regions such as Meizhou, Huizhou, Heyuan, and Shaoguan.
View the Hakka Topic Fujian Overseas Chinese Hometowns and Nanyang MigrationConnecting genealogies from overseas Chinese hometowns such as Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Xiamen, and Fuzhou with Southeast Asian Chinese root-seeking materials.
View the Fujian Topic Southeast Asian Chinese Root SeekingOrganizing clues from clan associations, gravestones, overseas Chinese letters, obituaries, and lineage associations in regions such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
View the Overseas Topic Shandong Surnames and the Migration to Northeast ChinaOrganizing root-seeking directions by Shandong ancestral origin, migration to Northeast China, genealogy reconnection, and village branches.
View the Shandong Topic Hainan Qiong Overseas Chinese Root SeekingOrganizing entry points for materials on Qiong overseas Chinese migration, Southeast Asian communities, Hainan genealogies, gravestones, and overseas Chinese hometowns.
View the Hainan Topic Hunan Genealogies and Huguang CluesBuilding connections among materials around the Huguang migration to Sichuan, central China genealogies, generation names, ancestral hall names, and cross-provincial branches.
View the Hunan Topic All Regional MaterialsContinue browsing all regional content by province, overseas Chinese hometown, migration route, and material type.
Enter the IndexA Continuously Updated Genealogy Content Library
Continuously add content around genealogy compilation tutorials, root-seeking leads, and public materials, creating a long-term searchable resource entry point for surname culture, genealogy materials, and digital family trees.
Genealogy Updates
Updated weekly with genealogy compilation tutorials, ancestor worship culture, overseas Chinese root-seeking stories, ancestral teachings and family values, and root-seeking activities around the world.
View Updates Root-Seeking LeadsPreserve leads on finding relatives and roots, old genealogies, old photos, generation names and hall names, and ancestral-place migration.
View Leads Surname CultureOrganize materials on surname origins, commandery origins and hall names, population rankings, migration distribution, generation names, and notable figures.
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Genealogy, Root-Seeking, and ZongMai Updates
Publishes ZongMai service updates, genealogy culture news, and verified leads for root-seeking and finding relatives. Important information can be opened on separate pages for reading and sharing.
ZongMai Updates
Services and Events
ZongMai Updates2026 Genealogy Popularization Plan: Register before the end of the year to waive one year of annual feesIndividual membership is originally 99 yuan per year; invite 5 relatives to complete registration, claim their profiles, and confirm relationships to unlock lifetime membership.
View event rules Price is no longer a barrier to memoirsZongMai UpdatesViewGenealogy News
Genealogy Compilation & Culture
Genealogy Information · 2026-10-08From Abandoned Pit to Public Park: A Record of Rural Renewal in Shanzi Village, Zhuqu TownShanzi Village in Zhuqu Town, Weishi County, transformed abandoned pits, rubbish dumps, and unused spaces into an ecological park while preserving local memories such as the old cave dwellings. The improvement project not only enhanced the village environment but also left concrete clues for observing local development, resident participation, and family memory.
Read Full Article Clarifying the Pronunciation and Origins of the Yu Surname: From the Compound Surname Yuchi to Local Branches2026-10-08View The Jidong Yu Clan Ancestral Hall: Historic Architectural Layout and Family Memory2026-10-08View Ancient Trees and Migration Memories in the Hushangyang Lin Clan Settlement2026-10-08View After the Generational Name Characters Have Been Exhausted: Deliberation and Verification in Continuing the Genealogy2026-10-08ViewView All Genealogy NewsTracing Roots and Finding Relatives
Clues & Stories
Tracing Roots and Family Connections · 2026-10-08A Cautious Review of Clues to the Distribution and Migration of the Bai SurnameRecords show that people with the Bai surname have lived in concentrated or scattered settlements in many areas. Existing accounts point in particular to Henan, as well as Hunan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shaanxi. Because population data, early origins, and accounts of migration still require corroboration through documentary sources, those tracing their roots should begin with their branch's genealogy, local gazetteers from ancestral settlements, and verifiable lineage materials.
Read Full Article Architecture of the Qi Clan Ancestral Hall in Xiafu Village, Hujiang Town, and Clues for Tracing Ancestry2026-10-08View Clues to Shuai Clan Settlements in Jiangxi and Routes for Tracing Ancestry2026-10-08View Theories on the Origin of Place Names Associated with the Kong Surname and Local Memories of Huarong2026-10-08View Character-Form Clues and Routes for Tracing the Kongtong Surname2026-10-08ViewView All Tracing Roots and Finding RelativesLeave a Message
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