断限是志书体例最基本的要素之一。修志首先应明确志书的起止年代,才便于资料的收集和筛选。近年来方志界对新方志的断限问题,已有不少论述,这些不同观点,虽均言之成理,启迪思维,却也不免使修志人员无所适从。因此,县志的断限问题,仍有进一步探讨的必要。 一、县志的上限 《新编地方志工作暂行规定》第二章第八条中说:“上限不作硬性的统一规定。”我国地域辽阔,各地情况不同,建置历史不一,史料多寡悬殊很大,对志书上限不作统 The limit is one of the most basic elements of the book style. Chi Chi should first clear the beginning and ending era of the book, only to facilitate the collection and screening of information. In recent years, there has been a lot of discourse on the problem of the break of the new local records in the local chronicles of these local chronicles. Although these different opinions are equally justified and inspiring their thinking, they are inevitably discouraged. Therefore, there is still a need for further study on the problem of the county’s break. First, the upper limit of the county Chi “New local chronicles Provisional Regulations,” Chapter II of Article VIII said: “The upper limit is not rigid uniform provisions.” China is vast territory, different conditions, the construction of different histories, a great amount of historical data , No limit to the maximum number of books