Does hometown mean birthplace or ancestral home?

As the name implies, ancestral home is not necessarily ancestral home. Your parents' hometown is your hometown, and ancestral home generally refers to the ancestral home of the paternal family (except single-parent families).

The meaning of hometown

In this sense, there are two hometowns and only one native place. For example, in the first half of the last century, due to social unrest and political instability, people either fled from abroad, moved their families, or even emigrated from their entire settlement, resulting in a nationwide population flow. No matter where a family moves, their birthplace is still where their ancestors lived for generations. The final destination, for the younger generation who later broke into this world, is their hometown.

birthplace

Birthplace refers to which city or county you were born in, such as a city or county in a province. Birthplace has nothing to do with birthplace and household registration. Place of birth is filled in according to the place of birth at that time. Birthplace refers to the ancestral home of parents, where they have lived for at least three generations. According to the Ministry of Public Security's document No.91,a citizen's native place should be the place where his grandfather lived or registered his residence when he was born. When grandpa died, fill in the household registration location when grandpa died. If the grandfather has not left the permanent residence, fill in that the grandfather should leave the permanent residence. After a citizen registers his native place, if his grandfather moves his household registration, his native place will remain unchanged.