Local Chronicles Publishing House


Local Chronicles Publishing House, or Fangzhi Publishing House, Local Chronicles Press, is a state publisher in the People's Republic of China that specializes in local gazetteers.
WWW fzph.cssn.cn

History

In 1983, the "China Local Chronicles Guidance Group," overseen by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 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 National Press and Publication Administration. 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. 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.