Abstract:

Jiang Tan was a famous literati of Qiantang region in late the Qing Dynasty. He took refuge in his friend Wang Jingzeng’s home located in Huangshan, Cixi and wrote the first draft of A Small Local Chronicle about Huangshan, which recorded landscapes of Huangshan and the history of Wang's family.
Then a clansman of Wang’s family called Wang Renyuan, on the basis of Jiang Tan’s first draft, wrote the Continue Writing of A Small Local Chronicle about Huangshan. The two were combined into one,and called A Small Local Chronicle about Huangshan. The chronicle recorded geography and history of
Huangshanconcisely and comprehensively. It was unique, but had many shortcomings especially in the numbers of characters and amount of information. Still, it is an excellent tiny village chronicle, which has been passed down to today, retaining the history of Huangshan and people’s love for it. It also gives a lot of inspiration for modern chronicle scholars.

Key words: A Small Local Chronicle about Huangshan, Jiang Tan, Wang Jingzeng, Continue Writing of A Small Local Chronicle about Huangshan