《湖南省志》第一卷《湖南近百年大事纪述》已在湖南人民出版社出版了。这是人民中国建国以来第一部问世的省志。编写地方志,是我国民族文化的一个优良传统,在漫长的年代里,它起了保存和发扬民族文化的作用。但是,不论是那个朝代所修撰的方志,都毫无例外地是为当时的封建统治阶级服务的,除了卷帙繁简有所差别外,大抵都充塞着封建统治者唯心主义的偏见,记述多有疵谬疏漏。新的《湖南省志》虽然还只出版第一卷,但就从该卷内容和省志总序所列规划来看,它不但在观 “Hunan Province,” the first volume, “Hundred Days of Hunan event record” has been published in Hunan People’s Publishing House. This is the first provincial record since the founding of People’s Republic of China. The preparation of local chronicles is a fine tradition of our national culture. During the long years, it has played a role in preserving and carrying forward the national culture. However, no matter what the chronicles were written by the dynasty, without exception, they served the feudal ruling class of that time. Except for the complexity of the volumes, most of them were stuffed with the idealist prejudices of the feudal rulers, There are defects and omissions. Although the new “Hunan Provincial Records” only published the first volume, but according to the planning listed in the volume contents and provincial general records, it is not only in view