贵州黔西南自治州民族文化遗存古朴而丰富 ,纯真又自然 ,而这些民族文化资源的全面搜集整理是从《黔西南州志·民族志》的编修开始的。在西部开发形势的促动下 ,这些民族文化资源得以开发利用。本文阐述的是从《民族志》资料的搜集到西部开发对这些方志资源的应用 ,从而论述了方志资源在西部开发中的作用。 The ethnic and cultural relics in Qianxinan Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou are simple, rich, pure and natural. The collection and arrangement of these national and cultural resources started with the compilation of the “Ethnography of Qianxinan Prefecture”. Motivated by the situation in western development, these national and cultural resources have been exploited. This article elaborates the application of local chronicles in the development of western regions from the collection of “ethnography” data to the application of these local chronicles in the western development.