An Overview of the Inception of Local Chronicles Study in the Republic of China Era and Its Develop-ment——To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the inception of"local chronicles study"in China
China's local chronicle compilation has a long history.As early as in the Song Dynasty,local chronicles formed its fixed pattern.Until the Zhang Xuecheng era in the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing Dynasty,the develop-ment of this discipline was increasingly valued by chronicle scholars of all generations.In 1924,Liang Qichao formally initi-ated the concept of"local chronicles study",which marked the development of this discipline entering a new course of his-tory.China's chronicle compilation has seen commitment to national traditions,innovation of compilation theories and meth-ods,and especially exploration guided by historical materialism,leaving behind invaluable historical experience and practi-cal inspirations for later generations.
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