Abstract: Newspaper and periodical publications of the ten counties in Xiangxi during the period of the Republic of China(1912-1949) are not to be neglected in studying the history and culture of Xiangxi.The Xiangxi newspapers and periodical in this period underwent four stages of coming into being,development,decline and dying out.While researching their content and values,we should pay attention both to their passive aspects and to their active roles in the particular historical period,and not forget their function of recording the events in the local history.

Key words: the Republic of China, Xiangxi, newspapers and periodicals, publication