如何更好地参与西部开发 ,并在为开发做出贡献的同时赢得方志事业的发展 ,是方志工作者关注的焦点。地方志服务西部开发的途径是很广泛的 ,方志所记载的地情资料能够在促使西部被认识、被开发方面起到重要作用。方志工作者可以加大地情调研力度 ,从宏观上为大开发出谋划策 ;也可以用各种创新形式弘扬西部地区各民族团结协作、艰苦创业的奋斗精神 ,并致力于西部特色文化的构建 ,在投身西部开发的实践中促进方志事业的新发展 How to better participate in the development of the western region and win the development of local chronicles while contributing to the development are the focuses of local chronicles. The way of local history service development in western China is very extensive. The local historical records recorded by local chronicles can play an important role in urging the west to be recognized and exploited. Local workers in Zhizhi can intensify their research on geo-social affairs and make suggestions for large-scale development from a macro point of view. Various forms of innovation can also be used to carry forward the spirit of solidarity and arduous pioneering work of all ethnic groups in the western region and to commit themselves to the construction of western characteristic culture. Promoting the New Development of Local Records Cause in the Practice of Developing West China