编修地方志是中华民族的文化传统,历代地方志及其研究成果,是前人给我们留下的需要努力继承的宝贵文化遗产。新编地方志,特别是新中国成立以来编修的地方志,正是以马克思主义为指导,在继承传统方志基础上,根据当今社会实际与社会发展的需要,不断开拓创新的过程中发展起来的。 Editing local chronicles is the cultural tradition of the Chinese nation. The ancient local history records and their research achievements are the precious cultural heritage that our predecessors left for us to work hard to inherit. The new local chronicles, especially the local chronicles compiled since the founding of New China, were developed under the guidance of Marxism and on the basis of inheriting the traditional chronicles and according to the needs of today’s society and social development and of continuous exploration and innovation.