A difficult quest Yang Hsu-hsien, the former director of the Historical Research Commission of Taiwan Province, once published the Nien clan genealogy in Taiwan Historical Documents, bringing the Niens face-to-face with the world. He says that behind the current knowledge the Niens have of their clan history lies the story of a difficult quest.
曾將福興鄉粘氏族譜發表在《台灣文獻》雜誌，使女真粘氏因而面世的前台灣文獻會編纂楊緒賢指出，台灣粘氏家族如何知道自己的來歷，其中有一段曲折的過程。