Lineage of the 张 families of Taishan

Translated from the Chinese, each part followed by its Chinese original. Places in Taishan are given with their pinyin; the sources’ own words (Source text) are in Chinese.

Compiled from the sources listed at the end. Every generation and every branch gives its source, and “Source text” shows the source’s own sentences; one that gives none is marked “no source”. Where a source says generations are lost or unknown, a dashed line marks the gap; where sources disagree, both are given.

Many villages in Taishan grew up from families of one surname living together, and their names carry the stamp of the clan; according to Taishan's place-name materials, Zhangbian Village is named for the Zhang who founded it.^[1][edit]

台山不少村落由姓氏聚居而成，村名也带上宗族的色彩；据台山的地名资料，张边村由张姓立村而得名。

Lineage chart

Each box is a stretch of the line; a name leads to its entry and sources below. Each branch ends in the villages it settled - a linked one opens its village page. Scroll sideways when the chart is wide.

The line in detail

A place with a link was matched to its village page within the same town; the others are as the sources write them. See the villages of the 张 surname.

References[edit]

1. Tan Chuming, "Little Facts About Taishan Place Names: How Many Do You Know?", Taishan Fabu (a government account on The Paper), June 15, 2019 (source: the Taishan culture, radio, television, tourism and sports website) 谭楚明：「台山地名小知识，你知道几个？」，台山发布（澎湃号·政务），2019年6月15日（来源：台山文广旅体网）