明清时期环巢湖流域方志修纂考论

Study of the gazetteer compilation in the ring of Chaohu Basin during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

环巢湖流域具有源远流长的修志传统。明清以前,方志事业就较为发达。明清时期,方志总体数量、普及程度有了空前的发展,志书种类开始定型,体例亦逐步完善,内容日见丰富,而且实用价值愈来愈高,为清代以后方志的发展奠定了坚实的基础。考索明清时期环巢湖流域方志的修纂情况,不仅能够归纳和总结出一些有益于我们今天修志的经验,而且对于更好地发掘和利用蕴藏其间的地域文化资源,促进当今环巢湖流域文化与经济社会发展研究,皆具有十分重要的价值和意义。

Gazetteer compilation has been a time-honored practice in the ring of Chaohu Basin, which can be traced back to pre-Ming Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the forms of gazetteers began to take shape and gradually to become bindery bindery sets, the quantities of gazetteers kept increasing and the contents of gazetteers became richer, and the practical values of gazetteer have now become more and more important. The study of the gazetteer compilation in the ring of Chaohu Basin can not only help us sum up the experience of gazetteer compiling, but also can help us exploit and utilize the local cultural resources so as to promote the development of culture and economy in the ring of Chaohu Basin.