Abstract: In the Qing Dynasty，county annals were an important platform for local public history，and clan genealogies were representative of private history. But in the compilation process, these works interacted very closely.Behind the interaction between public history and private history，there was a common operating force—powerful clans and the official gentry class colluding to exert their influence. This essay undertakes a thorough analysis of the complex interplay between the Jingxian county annals and clan genealogies to reveal the dominance of patriarchal clans over the character of Qing era local gazetteers，aswell as the important role of the clan genealogy in constructing local culture．