The character genealogy is a word that regulates the ranking of the names of members of a family. Also known as ranked poems, lines, rankings, etc. It is also a serious question about the dignity within the clan. Pizhou surnames mostly use one character for every generation and hundreds of characters for a hundred generations. In order to facilitate memory, it is customary to use four or five words in one sentence, and have clear connotations. For example, Song Dynasty used the word Baishibaizi. From the twelfth generation onwards, there are four words in one sentence and twenty-four sentences in total. The genealogy of a few surnames is fixed at eight or twelve characters, and clan members adopt a cyclical naming system. Therefore, the phenomenon of people with the same name but different generations appears. This kind of tribesmen do not care about their age or age when they meet. They first report to their generation and then determine their superiority and inferiority. However, in some genealogies, the continuation of the genealogy artificially expands the power of the family or improves an individual's seniority. There are absurd phenomena of fabrication and misidentification of ancestors. This move is extremely disrespectful to the ancestors of the tribe and also hinders the unity within the tribe. Fortunately, it was changed in time after discovery. But its bad effects are difficult to eliminate for a while. Anyone who is interested in revising genealogy should take this as a lesson.
In addition, there are some stereotypes and bad habits in the new genealogy that should not be passed down. For example, genealogy style, old genealogies during the Republic of China and before were written in classical Chinese, which is a mark of the times. The new score should keep pace with the times and use vernacular. Some of the new scores are mixed with white text, making it inconvenient for the tribesmen to read and understand. The correct choice for new music score can only be vernacular. Some new genealogies have the bad habit of favoring sons over daughters. Daughters are not included in the genealogy, and married women are entered into the genealogy with a certain surname. In old China, women had a low status. In particular, illiterate girls generally do not have a given name and take their husband's surname after marriage. Women in New China are known as "half the sky". Girls should have their full names, and the concept that daughters cannot carry on the family line needs to be updated. There is also the printing process of genealogy, which requires attention to decoration, paper, proofreading, etc. to ensure the quality of the genealogy. Don't fall short of your efforts, let alone save salt and spoil the sauce, leaving behind regrets. All in all, we should avoid the above problems when making music scores in the future. To build a good team, the writer must not only master the common sense of musical notation and have profound writing skills, but also must have good conduct and live up to expectations. On the premise of not violating the ancestral teachings, there must be research and selection of the information included in the genealogy, and cannot be blindly inherited. A complete, accurate, inherited and innovative genealogy can supplement national history and local chronicles and achieve their due taste and value.