A Comparative Study Of Huanyu Tongzhi And Daming Yitongzhi

In the fifth year of Jingtai,the emperor of the Ming Dynasty ordered Chen Xun and others to compile a national geography general record,citing the unfinished business of his ancestors.In the seventh year of Jingtai,Daizong gave his name to the Universal General Record.In the second year of Tianshun,Yingzong,citing the inappropriateness of the complexity of the general record of the universe,ordered Li Xian and others to re edit it;in the fifth year of Tianshun,Yingzong wrote a preface and gave the title Da Ming Unified Record.In the preface written by Ying Zong,he made no mention of the Huanyu Tongzhi,which was compiled during the reign of Jing Tai,and tried his best to erase the fact that Huanyu Tongzhi had been written.The compilation of two annals is full of political color.Da Ming Yi Tong Zhi was added and deleted on the basis of Huan Yu Tong Zhi.Although the quality of the book than the "Universal Record" does not substantially improve.In order to distinguish it from Huanyu Tongzhi,the unified records of Daming has made corresponding changes in the categories,volume number,time limit,number of items,and specific contents;in the categories,38 categories of Huanyu Tongzhi have been grouped into 25 categories,the contents of "Guanyi" and "Kejia" are no longer included.On the volume number,119 volumes of the atlas are reorganized into90 volumes by means of reorganizing the volume number,and the volume order of each district is adjusted,the latest time limit of Huanyu Tongzhi is between five and six years in Jingtai,and the time limit is extended to five years in Tianshun,the number of items in each category of the general record of the world has been added and deleted,and the number is much more than deleted,the general records of the Ming Dynasty was rewritten by means of adding and deleting distances,time,historical sources,poetry and so on.The official documents of Ming Dynasty mainly include official history,general records of geography,local records,poems and so on.This also determines that the two annals have the same historical value.First of all,as the general records of geography,the two records have rich political and geographical value,which can supplement the deficiencies of the records of geography of the Ming Dynasty.In addition,the two annals have their own unique historical value.Since the imperial examinations of the Sui and Tang dynasties,the number of scholars in various places recorded in the first category of the general records of the universe can provide a rich source of historical materials for the study of the imperial examinations,it also provides a reference for the study of local politics and the life of the people concerned.The two records also have the same defects,such as the existence of inconsistent standards,errors and so on.In the course of the revision of Da Ming Yi Tong Zhi,three defects were added,such as "no annotation of classics","falsification of historical records" and "deletion of time".The completion of Huanyu Tongzhi and Daming Yitongzhi promoted the compilation of local chronicles in Ming Dynasty.After "Da Ming Yi Tong Zhi" replaced "Huan Yu Tong Zhi","Huan Yu Tong Zhi" had little spread among the people,and its influence was far less than "Da Ming Yi Tong Zhi".With the Promotion of Political Power,Da Ming Yi Tong Zhi has played a positive role in regulating the style of local chronicles in Ming Dynasty,and has a far-reaching influence.