试论方志的功能

方志是一种特殊的史著体例 ,它的出现有其阶级性。方志因其内容涵盖广泛、详实 ,在保存地方史料方面具有很高的价值 ,它具有“资政”、“存史”、“兴利”、“教化”功能

On the Function of "The Local chronicles

Local chronicles, as a special style of historical works, is bom with class nature. Owing to its cast coverage and full, accurate data, it is considered valuable in local historical naterials' storation. It provide reference for governing, preserves historical data, promotes what is benificial and offers lessons in the past as well. Nowadays, it becomes a general trend in China to do the work of sorting out old historical chronicles, compiling and revising the new. Thus in should be regarded historical mission imposed upon us to exert local chronicles' function to full.