Intro to Sze Yap 四邑 Genealogy Workshop | My China Roots x Hoisan Sauce

Learn how to trace your Chinese ancestry back to Sze Yap 四邑, the four counties in China that the majority of Overseas Chinese hail from - Hoisan (Taishan), Hoipen (Kaiping), Lhinvoi (Xinhui), and Yinpen (Enping).
PRESENTERS: Clotilde Yap x Edmond Xu
HOSTS: My China Roots x Hoisan Sauce
DATE: Saturday, September 25, 2021
0:00 Introductions
1:35 Four Counties: What and where is Sze Yap?
3:55 Migration History: Why leave Sze Yap?
10:09 Starting Your Chinese Genealogy Research
10:41 Reverse Romanization to Find Chinese Names
13:58 Online Resources & Records to Find Ancestral Names
18:00 Chinese Records in Ancestral Villages
23:56 Villages and Counties in Sze Yap
26:10 Online Databases to Find Village Names
28:32 Local Offices & Clan Associations
30:00 Audience Q&A
36:46 Links & Resources
JOIN US ON DISCORD:
My China Roots Server: / discord
Sze Yap/Taishanese Server: / discord
LEARN MORE:
My China Roots: www.mychinaroots.com/
Hoisan Sauce: / hoisansauce

[@jingmingrong2454]

Thank you for sharing this information. I feel it is invaluable to know my roots and how my family came about.

[@akocmcrien4262]

Thank You so much now i know where my roots came from ...the Sze Yap roots

[@connielamech1290]

Thank you so much for this workshop! My story is complicated but I hope that I am able to find my ancestors through the information you give. I cannot wait for the next workshop. God Bless!

[@user-md1km7ow4t]

Wonderful Information :) I will follow up on this as I was not aware of some of the links.

[@philjchow]

Visited my mother's village, Ng Lung Village in Hoiping (Kaiping) in Oct 2019. I shot a video of our visit. It's on UA-cam (can see village gate there).

[@olofastpierre60]

My grandpa surname is Nee

[@jasonreviews]

mei grand court yard. LOLs. That's my great fathers court yard. LOLs.