I. Citation and explanation
1, Wang Shuicao Idle Notes: "I read Yixing County Records, and I believe it is true."
2. Wang Kaiyun's "Epitaph of Cixi Qin Jun": "The name of Wen Chao's civil administration is contemporary, and the county annals are handed down from generation to generation."
Second, the characteristics of county annals
1, region. This is the primary feature of county annals. County annals have been recorded in specific geographical areas since ancient times.
2. Rich in information. The enduring reason of county annals is the preservation of a large number of precious materials.
3. extensive. County annals comprehensively record the basic features of natural and social development and changes in a place, from astronomy to geography, covering various industries, disciplines and departments, and its scope is irreplaceable by any other works.
4. Times. The epochal nature mainly means that the content and form of county annals have epochal brand, epochal characteristics and epochal differences.
5. continuity. The continuity of county annals lies in the continuity of compilation and the continuity of content and form.
Third, the role of county records.
1. Historical preservation function: record the ups and downs, development and changes of nature and society, politics and economy, history and present situation in a certain area in words, so as to accumulate and preserve local documents for reference of present and future generations.
2. The function of asset management: to accurately understand the objective situation of the region, the department and the industry for the leaders of governments at all levels and various industries and departments, to provide systematic and comprehensive information, and to provide reference for promoting scientific decision-making.
3. Educational function: using county records to improve the cultural and moral quality of the whole people.