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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ZongMai Family Co-Creation Initiative

2026 Genealogy Popularization Plan

Register before the end of the year to waive the 99 yuan annual fee Invite 5 valid relatives to unlock lifetime membership View event rules

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Everyone deserves to leave behind their own story

Price is no longer a barrier to memoirs

AI-guided recorded answers From organizing oral accounts and suggesting chapters to polishing the text, each memory is confirmed by the person themself Learn about the new way to record

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

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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

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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.

ZongMai News

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.

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ZongMai Updates

Services and Events

ZongMai Updates2026 Genealogy Popularization Plan: Register before the end of the year to waive one year of annual fees

Individual membership is originally 99 yuan per year; invite 5 relatives to complete registration, claim their profiles, and confirm relationships to unlock lifetime membership.

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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.

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Global 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.

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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 Features

Regional materials including Sichuan, Guangdong Hakka, Fujian qiaoxiang, Hainanese overseas Chinese, and Shandong Chuang Guandong.

View Regional Features Southeast Asian Chinese Root Seeking

Leads from clan associations, tombstones, qiaopi remittance letters, obituaries, lineage associations, and overseas genealogies reconnecting to ancestral lines.

View Overseas Materials Return to My Family Tree

Preserve public materials, elders’ oral accounts, and family-confirmed information in your own digital genealogy.

Start Creating Records

Build a Family Archive in Four Steps

Register an Account

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.

Enter Digital Genealogy

A 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 Leads

Preserve leads on finding relatives and roots, old genealogies, old photos, generation names and hall names, and ancestral-place migration.

View Leads Surname Culture

Organize materials on surname origins, commandery origins and hall names, population rankings, migration distribution, generation names, and notable figures.

View Surnames

Regional 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 Genealogies

Organizing 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 Migration

Connecting 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 Seeking

Organizing 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 China

Organizing 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 Seeking

Organizing 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 Clues

Building 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 Materials

Continue browsing all regional content by province, overseas Chinese hometown, migration route, and material type.

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