Sep 24, 2010 - Generations

This morning we said goodbye to Beijing as we headed to Zhengding and Shizhuazhuang, co-located cities in Hebei about 300 km southwest of Beijing. Zhengding is the Wang family's ancestral home. In 1370, our common ancestor moved there from Shangxi province and there are still numerous Wangs still living in the area. Lan's generation is the 23rd in the line, so there are lots of us, although for the most part our distant relatives have dispersed all over China and elsewhere. This trip to Zhengding has been arranged so that we can meet some...