(Mianyang News) -- (Reporter: Li Weiyi, Pu Tao) The Sixth National Quality Evaluation of Almanac Compilation, hosted by China Publishing Association and organized by the Almanac Working Committee of China Publishing Association, recently announced the evaluation results. Mianyang Almanac (2018) and China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City Almanac (2017) won the First Prize of the Comprehensive Quality Award. Mianyang Economic and Technological Development Zone Almanac (2017) and other 7 “Mianyang Made” almanacs stood out from the 306 entries and won 40 national awards.
In the recent years, the municipal party committee and the municipal government has paid close attention to recording the history and development of Mianyang. The Office of Mianyang Chronicles has taken multiple measures to improve the quality of almanacs. So far, the municipal government has produced 14 comprehensive almanacs or professional almanacs, which have won several awards and become the charming business cards enhancing Mianyang’s reputation and its image to the outside world. The compilation of almanacs has produced remarkable achievements. For example, China (Mianyang) Science and Technology City Almanac (2017), the first almanac in China with the theme of the military-civil integration, and Mianyang Almanac (2018) were published at the end of November last year. The Office of Mianyang Chronicles has received invitations from more than 400 cities across the country to exchange almanacs, which was reported by a number of mainstream media. The awards will greatly promote the recording of Mianyang’s history to a new level.
In addition to the 40 national awards received this time, among the merit awards of Sichuan Provincial Local Chronicles, Mianyang Almanac (2017) won the first prize, Beichuan Qiang Ethnic Group Autonomous County Almanac (2016) won the second prize, Mianyang Economic and Technological Development Zone Almanac (2016) and Anzhou Almanac (2017) won the third prize, to name but a few.