Preface

Rivers have sources, trees have roots, and humans have ancestors. Seeking one's roots and paying homage to ancestors is a cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, and an important way for every family to continue its bloodline and pass on its spirit. The root-seeking journey of the Zhang Zhengquan (C.C.Chang) family is not only a trace back to the family's history, but also an inheritance and promotion of the ancestors' wisdom and the family's spirit.Throughout the long course of history, the ancestors of the Zhang Zhengquan (C.C.Chang) family either migrated and toiled, or settled and tilled the land. They created lives with their hardworking hands, planned the future with their wise minds, and faced challenges with their tenacious character. Their footprints have spread across the land of China, and their stories have been passed down to future generations. Today, as we embark on this root-seeking journey, we aim to follow in the footsteps of our ancestors, explore the origin of the family, understand the course of the family's migration, and feel the profound heritage of the family culture.The road to finding one's roots may be long and winding, but every step carries the family's memories, and every discovery will become a precious chapter in the family's history. By visiting clansmen, consulting genealogies, conducting field investigations, and other means, we will piece together the complete picture of the family's history bit by bit, allowing the sleeping family memories to regain vitality.

The Value and Significance of Root-Seeking

The root-seeking of the Zhang Zhengquan (C.C.Chang) family holds profound value and significance, manifested in multiple dimensions:

1. Cultural Inheritance Value

Through root-seeking, we can excavate and sort out the family's traditional culture, including family mottos, ancestral teachings, traditional customs, and family stories. These cultural heritages are the carriers of the family's spirit and the bridge connecting the past and the present. Inheriting these cultures means letting the fine traditions of the family continue to shine in the new era.

2. Bloodline Identity Value

Root-seeking enables family members to clarify their bloodline origin and enhance their sense of family identity and belonging. In today's society, this bloodline identity can unite family strength, promote solidarity and mutual assistance among family members, and form a strong family cohesion.

3. Historical Research Value

Family history is an important part of national history and local history. The migration history and development history of the Zhang Zhengquan (C.C.Chang) family can provide precious first-hand materials for the study of social changes, population flow, and economic development in specific historical periods, thus possessing important historical research value.

4. Educational and Inspirational Value

Understanding the ancestors' struggle process, fine virtues, and life wisdom can provide valuable spiritual wealth and life enlightenment for contemporary family members. Especially for the younger generation, the inspirational stories and moral models in the family history can play an imperceptible educational role.

5. Emotional Bond Value

The root-seeking process itself is a process for family members to communicate with each other and deepen their feelings. By participating in root-seeking activities together, the ties between family members become closer, and the family affection becomes deeper, contributing to the construction of a harmonious family and a harmonious society.The root-seeking of the Zhang Zhengquan (C.C.Chang) family is both a remembrance of the past and an expectation for the future. Let us join hands and work together to write a new chapter in the family's root-seeking journey, allowing the family's roots to grow deeper, its branches and leaves to flourish more prosperously, and the family's spirit to be passed down from generation to generation.