Contact Us

ChinaRoots is an open project dedicated to the digitization of Chinese local chronicles. Whether you are a gazetteer researcher, an overseas Chinese descendant, a technology enthusiast, or a general reader, we welcome your outreach and exchange.

How to Reach Us

Email

yumuxu@gmail.com

This is our primary and most reliable contact method. We typically respond within 3–5 business days. As the project is maintained by volunteers, we appreciate your patience.

Areas of Collaboration

We welcome collaborations and exchanges in the following areas:

Academic Collaboration

  • Local gazetteer research and historical document digitization
  • Interdisciplinary research (historical geography, digital humanities, migration history)
  • Academic citation and reference provision
  • Academic conferences and seminars

Content Contributions

  • Sharing precious local historical materials or family documents for digitization
  • Collating and contributing local historical knowledge
  • Providing historical photographs, manuscripts, contracts, and other materials

Technical Collaboration

  • Website development and optimization (Hugo templates, frontend, performance)
  • Ancient text OCR recognition and text processing
  • Data visualization and GIS mapping
  • Multilingual translation and proofreading

Publishing Partnerships

  • Traditional publishing: adapting online content into print publications
  • Digital publishing: e-books, audiobooks, and new media formats
  • Educational collaboration: curriculum development and course design

Communication Guidelines

To help us communicate more effectively, we suggest including the following in your email:

  • A brief introduction of yourself and your background
  • A clear description of your needs or collaboration proposal
  • Relevant reference materials or portfolio, if applicable

Social Media and Community

We currently publish content primarily through the website itself. Future plans include establishing a presence on:

  • GitHub (existing project repository)
  • WeChat Official Account
  • Zhihu Column

For permission to reprint content from this site, please obtain authorization via email and provide proper attribution. Unauthorized reproduction for commercial purposes is prohibited. Academic citation and public-interest dissemination should link to the original page.