As an important component of China's academic tradition, local chronicles serve as a literary carrier and continuous presentation of Chinese civilization, with distinct and unique characteristics of classical Chinese academic studies. Through practical dissection and in-depth research, we can empirically observe and analyze the concrete scenes, mechanisms, and paths through which Chinese civilization can be inherited from the tradition of compiling chronicles and internal chronicles. Through this, we can gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics and forms of Chinese civilization, and extract historical resources that are beneficial for constructing China's independent knowledge system from the perspectives of ideology, theory, and methods. The traditional local chronicles with distinctive characteristics nurtured by Chinese civilization are rooted in ancient Chinese agricultural society and have an internal structure and basic characteristics that are highly compatible with agricultural civilization. The self-sufficient production and lifestyle, the relatively closed regional and ultra stable framework structure of the local chronicles, the social governance style that advocates ritual education and the official revision system of the chronicles, the stable historical concepts, cultural forms, and the continuity of continuous revision of the chronicles, the emotional power required for local friendship and revision, the stable adherence and economic support of the gentry class, and the internal logic of the transformation of the lives of the big surname clans into public history through the chronicles are all inherent in cultural traditions. As a comprehensive and systematic document that records the history and current situation of a place, local chronicles not only constitute the main historical record system of ancient China with the genealogy of one surname and the history of one country, but also go beyond the limitation of only recording family activities in the genealogy, enriching the shortcomings of national history in neglecting local realities. The compilation system of local chronicles and a large number of local chronicles at all levels, spanning from provinces to counties to townships and villages, are based on the administrative divisions, geographical advantages, customs and traditions of a region, and are recorded in a crisscrossing manner. The compilation of chronicles adheres to the purpose of "preserving history, governing resources, and educating", the compilation ideas of "stating without regard" and "not passing down life", and the compilation methods of "horizontal and vertical writing, complete categories". They not only comprehensively reflect the geographical situation within the scope of recording through independent works, but also construct a multi-level achievement with an orderly organizational structure, close internal connections, and complete recording content system. They construct a text form with clear administrative levels, interconnected upper and lower levels, clear regional boundaries, and parallel interaction, forming a distinctive literature system. Beyond literature, a deeper feature lies in its functionality. Regarding the function of local chronicles, the study of local chronicles emphasizes the government's demand for "preserving history, providing governance, and educating", while history attaches great importance to its historical value. If we delve deeper, we can see its function in shaping and maintaining Chinese civilization. The so-called shaping specifically refers to the immediate construction of cultural traditions and their description in historical records. The "form" emphasizes the natural process of social creation and civilization accumulation, with objective accumulation as the main way, reflected in the compilation of records, which is a comprehensive collection of objective historical materials; The "shaper" emphasizes the integration process of human adoption and organization, with subjective selection as the main way, reflected in the editing subject, editing ideology, editing behavior, and collective consciousness of local chronicles. The so-called maintenance includes two aspects: conservation and inheritance, specifically referring to the diachronic process of cultural traditions and the expression of historical records. The former emphasizes the integration and stability of internal elements such as genes, structure, and characteristics, while the latter emphasizes the dynamic continuation of cultural tradition through innovation. Reflected in local chronicles, it is related to its generation's editing, text accumulation, public emotions, and cultural identity. Local roots, mission concepts, textual form