年鉴是汇集其出版前一年自然、社会方方面面情况和统计资料的参考书。与地方志类比，年鉴与方志共同点是编纂（严格意义上年鉴只是编辑）的对象相同，主要指内容所涉的地域和事类；不同在于时间性和内容的角度和重点。年鉴的内容一般是一年时间，而地方志通志贯通古今，断代志 Yearbook is a collection of reference books of the natural and social aspects and statistical data of the year before its publication. Compared with the local history books, the commonalities between the yearbooks and the local history books are the same as those compiled (strictly speaking, the yearbooks are only editors), mainly referring to the regions and categories involved in the content; the difference lies in the perspective and emphasis of timeliness and content. Yearbook content is generally a year’s time, and local history through ancient and modern, Chronicles