This paper tries to analyze the editing of the local gazetteers in the past five years. This paper approaches from four directions: (1) The authors idea of the local gazetteers define as “local history”. (2) The authors trace the origin and prospect of the local gazetteers. (3) Authors are composed of scholars, local gentry, and professional gazetteers. The collection of local gazetteers has editted either by cooperation or separation. (4) The local gazetteers format has minor differences; including administration evolution, government affairs, geography of the village, finance and economics, art and culture, and personnels.