上古时期的家谱仅为君王诸侯和贵族所独有,家谱的作用仅为血统的证明,是为袭爵和继承财产服务的,其内容也比较单一,仅为世系的说明。魏晋以后,选官、婚姻以至社会交往都要看门第,这样一来,家谱在政治、经济和社会生活中的作用就大大增强,家谱的内容也比以往有所增加。到了宋代,官方修谱的传统禁例被打破,民间编撰家谱的风气更加兴盛,这时的家谱在政治生活中基本上不再发挥作用,其作用转移到尊祖、敬宗、睦族上。家谱经常被反复修撰,修谱也就成了同姓同族人 The genealogy of the ancient times was only unique to princes and aristocrats. The genealogy’s role was only proven by bloodlines. It served for the purpose of attacking and inheriting property, and its contents were relatively simple and only described by descent lines. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the election of officials, marriage and social interaction all depends on the first instance. As a result, the role of genealogy in political, economic and social life is greatly enhanced, and the content of genealogy has also been increased. In the Song Dynasty, the traditional prohibition of official cultivation of spectrum was broken, and the ethos of folk compilation of genealogy was more prosperous. At this time, the genealogy basically stopped working in political life and its role shifted to Zunzu, Jingzong and Muzu. Genealogy is often repeatedly edited, repair spectrum has become the same surname and same people