For over 150 years, the Wuyi region (五邑, Wǔyì) of southern Guangdong — the five counties of Taishan, Kaiping, Xinhui, Enping, and Heshan — has sent more overseas Chinese across the Pacific than any other place on earth. Today their descendants number in the millions, scattered across North America, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Latin America.…
The Surname You Already Hold
Your surname is not merely a name inherited from your ancestors. It is a compass — a pointer to a specific village, a specific migration history, a specific set of documentary holdings, and a specific overseas settlement pattern. If you know your surname, and perhaps just one fragment — "Taishan"…
You have a box of old papers. A photograph of a tombstone. Maybe a faded immigration certificate your grandfather kept in a drawer.
And you want to know: Where is my ancestral village?
This guide is not about general advice. It's about what actually works when you're sitting at your kitchen…