Researches On The Editing And Value Of Provincial Records Of Ming Dynasty

The research subject of this paper is the provincal local records of Ming dynasty.Provincal local records is the local records of province. Local chronicles compilation of the Ming dynasty is the boom and it is also the largest of provincal local records editing period. In this period, especially since cheng-hua era,provincial local records compilation became active,the number of provincal local records incase a lot expect the Bei-Jing province,every province have its local records,some even up to10records. However,it is pity that there are no works to organize the local records for Ming dynasty provincial local records for province.For this reason,this article will discusses the provincial local records of Ming dynasty fully in four aspects.The first part will introduce the reasons for prosperity of the provincial local records compilation.the first reason is the long-term stability of Ming dynasty society. And the province organizational system is relatively stable.The second reason is the Rulers strongly advocated.The third reason is the local economic and cultural development The forth reason is the local officials in Ming dynasty pay to the attention of the revision activity, it directly promoted the local revision activities completed.The second part will introduce the editing situation of the provincial local records First Based on the collected information,at the same time referencing various books,author made a count of the figures for provincial local records which compiled during Ming dynasty and will comment the existing Ming dynasty provincial local records’authors version, existing situation.Second, author made a count of the figures for provincial local records which disappeared Third, Based on the collected information mentioned above Author will made a count of the figures for provincial local records which compiled during Ming dynasty and introduce the reasons.The third part will mainly introduce the editing features of provincial local records. First of all, it will introduce the personnel division of responsibilities and composition of the revision. We will find the revision to the rulers of the city leadership, local Confucian scholar actively participate in the pattern of the literati in the organization. Next, it will introduce the style of provincial local records. The style of provincial local records has experienced from early relatively rough to gradually improve the process. Once again introduce the content of the provincial local records. The content of the provincial local records enriched and expanded graduallyThe fourth part mainly discusses the status and value of the provincial local records.On the one hand, the provincial local records editing is not only provide the basis for compiling the national but also promoted indirectly by the compiling of government, state, county annals. On the other hand, both from the name, style, content and compiling system and the implement method, it all give positive influence to future editing Also,we can excavating the value of those old local records for recording.