Tools/materials: pen, paper.

1, preface. Foreword is very important. Every time a genealogy is revised, it is orderly, and the order is almost the symbol and facade of a genealogy. Mainly through the eyes of another person or person to reflect the guiding ideology and values of this revision. The author of the preface is usually the editor-in-chief, but he can also ask someone who is highly respected or knowledgeable in his own country to write it. The new order is ahead, and the old order should be included and placed behind the new order.

2. Write an introduction. What can be mentioned is the family history background of this revision; The basis of this coding; The overall situation, historical changes, current distribution and quantity of families; The clan and word generation of the family, that is, the naming rules of each generation are recorded; Location of ancestral graves and distribution map of each generation in ancestral graves; Ancestor investigation and textual research. Ordinary examples of engraving books and genealogy, the participants and time of this revision (revision) are not specific to one person here, but only describe the whole family.

3. Write a portrait. A genealogy will record one or more outstanding typical figures or groups. When recording these outstanding figures, there are often various formats, including biographies, manuscripts of articles written, fame gained, official names, pictures, portraits, inscriptions and so on. It should be noted here that celebrities with the same surname must not forcibly enter this genealogy, even if it is a little hint. Because when future generations continue the spectrum, they often pass it on because they believe it is true this time.

4. Write a genealogy chart. Genealogy is the most important item in genealogy. The simplest family tree sometimes has only one family tree. Pedigree is to record the relationship of everyone in the family. When a smart family is big and there are many people. There will be more complicated phenomena, such as heirs coming out (through adoption, adoption, giving away) and moving in and out.

5. Write the outline of a world. The world outline table is a table that records the resume of everyone in the genealogy chart. The genealogy is compiled according to the sequence of the people listed in the genealogy chart, and introduces their characters, father's taboo, line number, age, official position, title, year of death, year of death, posthumous title, marriage and so on. These introductory words, the old man has more than 50 words, and only two or three words are short, which is actually a biography; Not everyone has a complete resume.

6. Write some ideas in the postscript. In this way, a genealogy is basically completed.