Against the backdrop of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Guangdong Gazetteer, as an important public cultural facility for inheriting Lingnan culture and serving regional development, is undergoing a profound transformation from tradition to modernity, and from singularity to diversity. This article combines literature research, field investigation, and case analysis to systematically review the historical evolution and current development status of the construction of Guangdong Local Chronicles Museum. It deeply analyzes innovative practice paths such as differentiated construction of "one museum, multiple policies", digital intelligent transformation, cross regional collaboration and sharing, and diverse social participation. Research has found that by the end of 2024, Guangdong Province has built 1054 various local chronicles venues, including 807 local chronicles relay stations, forming a four level local chronicles service network at the provincial, municipal, district, and town levels. Drawing on the successful experience of the "Guangdong Model" construction of town and street libraries, this article proposes optimization strategies such as building a hierarchical classification standard system, promoting the upgrading of intelligent services, deepening cultural cooperation in the bay area, innovating social participation mechanisms, and strengthening professional talent training, providing theoretical support and practical guidance for the inheritance of local culture and the high-quality development of public cultural services in the new era.

Yang Bai. Research on the Innovative Path and Development Strategy of Guangdong Local Chronicles Museum Construction from the Perspective of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 7: 67-74. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2025.070711.

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