（一）编修地方志在我国已有上千年的悠久历史。“盛世修志”是中华民族的优良文化传统。中国共产党和人民政府历来重视新编地方志的工作。50年代，毛泽东同志倡议编修地方志。60年代，中央有关部门曾提出了关于编修地方志的意见。80年代以来，邓小平同志特别强调要“摸清、摸 (A) editing local chronicles in our country has a long history of thousands of years. “Spirit of Chi” is the fine tradition of the Chinese nation. The Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Government have always attached importance to the work of newly composing local history books. In the 1950s, Comrade Mao Zedong proposed editing local chronicle. In the 1960s, relevant departments of the Central Government had put forward their opinions on the compilation of local chronicles. Since the 1980s, Comrade Deng Xiaoping has particularly stressed the need to “find out and touch.”