> My family’s genealogical book was mandated to be destroyed in the 1960s, hence I won’t able to tell my grandchildren which character was selected for his kids

> My family’s genealogical book was mandated to be destroyed in the 1960s, hence I won’t able to tell my grandchildren which character was selected for his kids as my grandparents wasn’t able to recall the remaining. That sucks to hear. Don’t lose hope though. Does your family still remember which exact clan you belong to? There might have been expat members or ones who fled to Taiwan/HK/Macau and have a copy of the book.