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Hi,
How would I find the source of the "Fang local surnames" information in this link ?
https://www.familysearch.org/en/chinese/village-finder/villages/718
Interested in verifying the primary source claim where Fangshan is located, according to the above:
"Fangshan Mountain (now central and northern Henan, from Luoyang Longmen in the west to the eastern border of Mixian County, covering Yichuan, Yunshi, Gongyi, Dengfeng, Yunyang, and Songshan in the territory of Mixian County)."
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Hi @Lawrence2397. You could try contacting support. They may be able to give you more information on this or point you to who would know.
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@Lawrence2397 FamilySearch Wiki does explain where and how the information has been gathered for online information. And how to report errors, update information and how to become a contributor . Check it out at https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/FamilySearch_Wiki:FamilySearch_Research_Wiki
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The data about the origin of the surname Fang (方) came from one of our partners in China. The surname origin information is general to the surname Fang and we don't have specific information about your branch of the family.
Fang is a common surname in the Sze Yup area of Guangdong Province but is fairly uncommon across China. The only way to really trace your roots back would be to find your jiapu (if one exists). And the best way to do that would be to visit your ancestral village. (From your link it appears that you have already confirmed that your ancestral village is Yucetang (芋筴塘村) in Kaiping (Hoiping)…is that correct?)
You can learn more general information about your surname (clan) in our Chinese surnames experience: https://www.familysearch.org/en/chinese/surnames/60/
Also, the data for the Guangdong Village Finder which shows which surnames are located in each village came from U.S. Consulate Data collected during the Chinese Exclusion Era. Government officials used the data to verify that immigrants were actually who they said they were (trying to catch "paper sons") but the data from this unfortunate period of American history proves useful today in tracing our roots because it gives us a snapshot of the period during which most Chinese-Americans immigrated from the Sze Yup and Chung Shan areas.
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