I am from Rugao, Jiangsu Province, but Rugao belongs to Nantong. Should my native place be Nantong, Jiangsu or Rugao, Jiangsu?

When writing Rugao City, Jiangsu Province, when filling in the place of birth, it is enough to specify the county (city). There is no need to specify the province/autonomous region/municipality district/county.

Generally, the long-term residence or birthplace of someone’s great-great-grandfather (or great-great-grandfather or great-grandfather) is used as the person’s place of origin, or the long-term residence or birthplace of great-great-grandmother (or great-great-grandmother or great-grandmother) As someone’s place of origin;?

Or the long-term residence or birthplace of great-great-grandfather (or great-great-grandfather or great-grandfather) as someone’s place of origin, or great-great-grandmother (or great-great-grandmother) or maternal great-grandmother) long-term residence or place of birth as a person’s place of origin.

Extended information

Rules for filling in place of birth:

1. General area:

Province/autonomous region/municipality/Hong Kong SAR/Macau SAR /County/county-level city/county/district township/street village/neighborhood committee.

The names of prefecture-level divisions (prefecture-level cities) are not written between provincial-level, county-level, and town-level administrative divisions. Compare today's administrative divisions with the long-term residence of our ancestors.

2. Some ethnic minority distribution areas: autonomous regions/provinces/municipalities, autonomous counties/counties/county-level cities, ethnic townships/townships.

3. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Inner Mongolia Banner/Autonomous Banner (county level)/County/Municipal District/County-level City/Ethnic Township/Township/Town.

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