Abstract:Chen Xunci had showed his interest in the research on Zhejiang’s local history since the 1920’s. Historiography on Eastern Zhjiang, published in 1925, was his earliest work. His direct motivation to study Zhejiang’s Local history was his strong love for his hometown and motherland. Driven by such a great love he published Historiography on Eastern Zhjiang in Qing Dynasty,Wan Sitong’s Series of Essays, Zhejiang’s Brief History, Zhejiang, An Outline of Zhejiang’s Culture, ect., which greatly enriched the contents of research on Zhejiang’s local history and helped build the basic framework and system of the research on Zhejiang’s local history. Chen was exactly a pioneer of the research on Zhejiang’s local history.