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Post by dragon008 on Feb 28, 2020 2:33:58 GMT -5
Hi, I'm helping 2 of my friends researching their ancestral villages in Zhongshan. I'm still learning my way around Zhongshan and do need some help. Her family name is Kan (簡) and the ancestral village is 西贤里 (新會大澤蓮塘西贤里). The coordinates are 22.527637, 113.082474 and on Google and Bidou maps, they show the location in Jiangmen. My question is this village Xixianli now consider in or under the administrative Jiangmen, rather than Zhongshan? Also, she provided a photo located at the entrance of her village and my Chinese is so-so, can someone helps with the translation? My second friend surname is Chu (趙) and his village, from the Chinese characters (see attached), appears to be 斗门小沟. From the maps, I couldn't locate the village, but show the district as 斗门區, in Zhuhai. Am I missing something? Any information that you can provide, will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Dragon Attachments:
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Post by gckimm on Feb 28, 2020 16:16:26 GMT -5
Hi:
The first place you mention is not in Zhongshan but in what used to be Xinhui (Cantonese: Sunwui) County. The current location is: 江門市 Jiangmen City 新會區 Xinhui District 大澤鎮 Daze Town 蓮塘村委會 Liantang Village Committee 西賢里 Xixian Village
I Googled the second place but came up empty. Perhaps another forum member can help you find it; I suspect the name has been changed. Doumen (the name of a town and of a district) is in the city of Zhuhai.
Greg
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Post by wang on Mar 29, 2020 5:18:23 GMT -5
Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province Xixianli(西贤里): goo.gl/maps/nJSEjZHZTYfzLTxG7Origin of place names: During the reign of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1398), Li, Jian(Kan 簡), and other ancestors moved to this village from Siqian Shibu and other places and were called Xixianli. Meaning of place name: In the west of Liantang village, ancestors expected a large number of wise men, hence their name. ------------------------------------------------ This is the location of Doumen, currently belonging to Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province. goo.gl/maps/vRC9Tu2FMN8xaJEe9Wiki:https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%97%E9%97%A8%E5%8C%BA There are many Zhao people in this place, who are descended from the royal family of the southern song dynasty.
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Post by dragon008 on Apr 4, 2020 0:58:30 GMT -5
Hi Wang, Sorry to have taken so long to get back to you. Thank you so much for helping maps and provide additional information and insight to Xixianli, Doumen District, Kan and Zhao clans' history. My friends would be delighted to hear a few tidbits on their possible ancestral lineage Thanks, again Dragon008
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Post by dragon008 on Apr 13, 2020 18:10:00 GMT -5
Hi Wang, I relayed your info to my friend on the history of 西賢里, Xixian Village and she was elated and personally wanted me to tell you "thank you" very much. Most of her older relatives have passed on and her research have taken her only 3 generations back. Also, I'm working on my own genealogy and can only traced back four generations, for both mine and my in-laws and would like if you can provide some insight about my (1) paternal clan, Woo, or Hu, 胡, from Guangdong province, 台山县头山区西柵堡南昌村 and (2) my in-law's paternal clan, Jeung, or Zhang, 張, from Guangdong province, 开平县四九朝陽里. Any information or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dragon008
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