Zhaoyi local records in Ming and Qing dynasties spread relatively wide. The compilers of these local records are edited by Han Bangjing, Wang Xuemo, Qing Wang Zhaoao, Zhu Tingmo, Li Yuanchun in Ming Dynasty. The compiling purpose of these five books is similar, but the compiling style, content characteristic, leading ideology and the situation of the book are not the same. By comparing their similarities and differences, we can see this period of China's ancient local records editorial thinking, style changes and development process.