What kind of text is a local chronicle and what is a local chronicle?

It's a record of the big things that happened in that place every year.

At the same time, it also records the information of natural disasters, ** flows, land production and so on.

It's the same as the prefectural chronicle.

There has been a long debate about what kind of book is a local chronicle, some people think that it belongs to the flow of historical books, some think that it should be included in the list of geography books, and some think that local chronicles are "both historical and local, and both".

Since the beginning of the 80s of the last century, many new views have emerged on the nature of local history. Some think that it is a "local encyclopedia" (Zhu Shijia, "On Several Issues in Local Chronicles"); Some think that it is a "book of administrative science" (Yu Xixian, "On Some Basic Theoretical Issues of Chinese Chronicles"); Some believe that local history should become an independent discipline - "local informatics", which is the "book of local conditions" (Liu Bolun, "Fang Zhi and Information"); The Regulations on the Work of Local Chronicles promulgated in 2006 stated that "Local chronicles refer to informational documents that comprehensively and systematically describe the natural, political, economic, cultural and social history and current situation of the administrative region, including local chronicles and local comprehensive yearbooks." These views are either new or different, and they have their own opinions.

What exactly is a local chronicle? To put it simply, it is a book that describes a place or a certain thing in general.

Local Chronicles, abbreviated as "Chronicles" or "Gazetteers".

In terms of its name, "local" refers to a region or an administrative unit. "Zhi" means to record or record. Generally speaking, local history is written in a certain style that reflects the history and current situation of a certain administrative area, from nature to society.

Local chronicles are "records of a region up to astronomy."

From geography, from nature to society, from people to style, a comprehensive, systematic and accurate comprehensive record of the social outlook". Some people call it "naturalism", "the complete history of one side", "one party's overview of ancient and modern", etc. In short, the content of local chronicles is extremely extensive, including the establishment, history, territory, mountains and rivers, Jinliang, passes, scenic spots, resources, products, climate, astronomy, disasters, people, art, culture, education, ethnicity, customs, etc.

It reflects the social life conditions of various regions and nationalities in different historical periods in China, records the achievements of natural development, ideology, culture, science and technology in various periods, and provides inexhaustible research materials for future generations. Local chronicles are generally divided into two types: national and local. The national ones are the general chronicles (i.e., the unification chronicles), such as the "Unification Chronicles of the Great Qing Dynasty".

Local chronicles are regional chronicles (i.e., provincial, prefectural, prefecture, and county chronicles), such as "Shanxi Province General Chronicles", "Puzhou Prefecture Chronicles", "Jiangzhou Chronicles", "Pinglu County Chronicles", etc. The two complement each other, and the revision of the general chronicles promotes the development of regional chronicles, which in turn provide valuable material for the general chronicles.

Local chronicles are the general term for the chronicles and related local chronicle institutions, the compilation of local chronicles, the work of local chronicles, the cause of local chronicles, and the culture of local chronicles, referred to as "local chronicles". Chronicles refer to books and documents that comprehensively record the natural, social, political, economic, cultural and other aspects of a certain period of time or specific matters in a certain period of time according to a certain style. In a narrow sense, local chronicles only refer to chronicles, and the new socialist local chronicles include local chronicles and yearbooks.

It has a unique writing style and format, strict material selection requirements, and various research reference values.

Books and documents that comprehensively record the natural, social, political, economic, cultural and other aspects of a certain region or specific matters in a certain period.

It's an ancient book that records the history of the region!

The essence of local chronicles is that in order to quickly understand the situation of the place, the local heroes and powerful people in order to let the local officials quickly know their strength in the local area. It belongs to the characteristics of cinnamon branches.

Local chronicles refer to historical records that describe local conditions. There are two categories: national general records and local state and county records. The general chronicles are such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "The Unification of the Qing Dynasty".

The province as the unit of the local chronicles called "Tongzhi", such as "Shanxi Tongzhi", after the Yuan Dynasty famous towns, temples, mountains and rivers also have many aspirations, such as "Nanxun Zhi", "Lingyin Temple Zhi". The Chronicles are classified into categories and draw on a wealth of materials, which are important sources for the study of history and historical geography.

Functions of Placeplaces:

1. The twists and turns of the social system are not found in the official history, and they are often summarized in the chronicles.

2. Those who cannot be named in the official history of the previous generation often get their surnames in the chronicles.

3. If the posthumous texts are scattered in a certain department, Lai Fangzhi can then take the place as the key to take the overall control.

Fourth, the facts such as the amount of tax on Fang Zhiduo's auspicious property can give a glimpse of the changes in the economic state.

Fifth, Fang Zhi is more detailed in the construction of the rise and fall, you can get a glimpse of the traces of cultural rise and fall.

Sixth, the division of the family name and the rise and fall of the family name can often be mutually confirmed with other historical facts.

First, design the article.

The articles are set up according to the category, following the connotation and extension rules of the concept, there can be no cross-relationship between the same level of categories, and the connotation of the superordinate concept must include all the subordinate classes.

From the perspective of local chronicles, the articles are generally divided into five categories: natural, radical and pure, political, economic, cultural, and social, and orderly, overview, memorabilia, biographies, appendices, figures, postscripts, and indexes.

Second, collect information.

The principle of data collection is to collect all the receivables, mainly archival materials, supplemented by word-of-mouth information, and conduct field investigations and investigations.

Third, write the text.

The compilation of local chronicles requires informative descriptions, which must be said and not said, and the history is narrated, and the views are included in the description, and empty talk is avoided.

The compilation of local chronicles is a science, and it is impossible to explain it thoroughly in just a few words, and it needs to be studied systematically.

At present, there are many monographs on the basic knowledge and basic theory of local chronicles on the market, and there is also a lot of knowledge about the basic knowledge and basic theories of local chronicles on the Internet.