Abstract: During the Song Dynasty local records had great development in the government’s attention, and there had been new patterns and changes under various reasons. The publishing of local records were generally by the local chief executive initiated the participation of a number of editing personnel, rich in content, and finally published by the government or funded by the official and folk issue. Local records imprinted both conducive to the effective administration of the local government, and conducive to further promote the official ideology in order to achieve the stability of Song Dynasty. But there exist some distinguishing falses in the local records. In addition, the compilation and preservation of the literature have positive significance.

Key words: Southern Song, local chronicles of the Southern Song, local government, local culture