Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- 1 History of the research on Chinese lineages -- 2 Historical background of Sheung Tin and Lee lineage -- 3 Development and segmentation of Lee lineage -- 4 Ancestral rituals and identity of Lee lineage -- 5 Revival of the lineage in Mainland China -- 6 Lineages as cultural and political resources -- 7 Social functions of the written genealogical books -- Postscript -- References -- Index