Writing on Tusi:Qing Dynasty Guizhou Local Records'"Tusi"Category Setup Research
Local records,as a kind of historical texts that connects locality with the country,collect knowledge and information from the locality,gather various local information references,and become encyclopedia of a certain region.The textual writings reflect official perspectives and will of the state.Historically,there were"Tusi"big or small all over the province of Guizhou,which was the official title given to local leading officers by the central government.Therefore,"Tusi"was an important component of Guizhou history.This article takes Qing Dynasty Guizhou local records'"Tusi"category setup as its survey subject,explores the knowledge selection and power construction by the compilers when creating the"Tusi"category,from which we can see the target expectation of establishing model of governance,strengthening orthodox teachings and adapting into the grand unification system on the part of the compilers when writing and constructing categories with frontier features such as"Tusi",which can also present the thinkings and consciousness in the local records completed.