Local Chronicles Publishing House ( zh, 方志出版社), or Fangzhi Publishing House, Local Chronicles Press, is a state publisher in the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

that specializes in local

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History

In 1983, the "China Local Chronicles Guidance Group," overseen by the

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese state research institute and think tank. It is a ministry-level institution under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The CASS is the highest academic institution and c ...

, was reestablished. The inaugural national working meeting on local chronicles took place in 1986. On March 11, 1993, Li Jiajue submitted a report to the

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. On November 29, 1994, the administration sanctioned the formation of Local Chronicles Publishing House. Local Chronicles Publishing House was officially established in 1995 under the National Local Gazetteers Leadership Group ( zh, 中国地方志领导小组). In 1995, Li Tieying was designated as the leader of the group and orchestrated the planning of Local Chronicles Publishing House. It is tasked with the publication of diverse local gazetteers throughout provinces, cities, and counties, encompassing theoretical treatises on gazetteers, reference volumes, local yearbooks, regional statistics, studies on local history and culture, and popular-format publications.

References

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