Beijing, Chinese Genealogy

Guide to Beijing 北京 ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Location Information
Beijing (北京) also known as Peking, is the capital of China. It covers an area of 16,410.5 km2 (6,336.1 sq mi). It is located in Northern China. It has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites - the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. The majority of Beijing's population is Han Chinese.

Beijing Overseas Chinese Affairs Office 北京市人民政府侨务办公室
Website: http://www.gqb.gov.cn/node2/node3/node22/node91/userobject7ai1061.html

Phone: +86 10 66001088

Fax: +86 10 66001066

Email: bjqb@bjqb.gov.cn

Address: 中国北京市西城区西直门内大街 118 号

City Level Overseas Chinese Affairs Offices 市政府侨务办公室

 * 东城区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 87556320

Address: 中国北京市东城区幸福大街 32 号


 * 西城区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 88064523/ +86 10 88064767

Fax: +86 10 66051208

Address: 中国北京市西城区二龙路 27 号


 * 朝阳区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 65099432

Fax: +86 10 65094944

Address: 中国北京市朝阳区团结湖北五条 5 号


 * 丰台区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 83656709

Address: 中国北京市丰台区文体路 2 号


 * 石景山区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 88699527

Address: 中国北京市石景山路 18 号


 * 海淀区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 88487087

Address: 中国北京市西四环北路 11 号


 * 顺义区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 81482010

Address: 中国北京市顺义区府前中街 5 号


 * 通州区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 80548396

Address: 中国北京市通州区通惠北路 14 号


 * 大兴区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 61298553

Address: 中国北京市大兴区兴政街 15 号


 * 房山区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 89350487

Address: 中国北京市房山区良乡政通路 1 号


 * 门头沟区外事办公室 - Phone +86 10 69843657

Address: 中国北京市门头沟区新桥大街 36 号


 * 昌平区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 69743764

Address: 中国北京市昌平区政府街 19 号


 * 平谷区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 69962744

Address: 中国北京市平谷区府前街 7 号


 * 密云区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 69041869

Address: 中国北京市密云区鼓楼西大街 3 号


 * 怀柔区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 69644545

Address: 中国北京市怀柔区府前街 15 号


 * 延庆区外事办公室 - Phone: +86 10 61125818

Address: 中国北京市延庆区湖北东路 118 号

FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

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FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.


 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Research Tools

 * List of Cemeteries in Beijing