[14] E.Ahern，“Segmentation in Chinese lineage，a view through written genealogies，”American Ethnologists3（1976），pp.1-16.也有类似的观察。
[15] David Faure，“The Tangs of Kam Tin-a hypothesis on the rise of a gentry family，”in David Faure，James Hayes，Alan Birch eds.，From Village to City，Studies in the Traditional Roots of Hong Kong Society，Hong Kong：University of Hong Kong，Centre of Asian Studies，1984，pp.24-42.