After many efforts were made from various sides, in 1983, a copy of its prologue was discovered in Beijing Cultural Palace of the Nationalities, and in 1990 its wooden cover was found in Nanjing.

• 新中国成立初期，南京郑和家谱不幸丢失，后经多方努力查找，1983年在北京民族文化宫发现家谱首序抄件，1990年于南京发现家谱木刻封面。