首届新编方志很少将笑话和幽默故事收入。而笑话和幽默故事是民间创作,是民众智慧的结晶,往往表现出人民群众乐观向上的精神状态和幽默诙谐的性格。东北是出产“笑星”之地,说明这里有着丰厚的乡土气息和浓郁的幽默土壤。我们应努力搜集整理这些民间创作。如首届志书中没有收载,可在续修志书中补记。现选载河北《平乡县志》中《笑话》一节7则笑话和山西《万荣县志》中《口头文学———万荣憎》一节无题序和8则幽默故事,供方志编纂同仁参考 The first new compilation rarely sells jokes and humorous stories. Jokes and humorous stories, however, are folk creations and are the crystallization of people’s wisdom. They often show the optimism and humorous character of the masses. Northeast is produced “laughter” of the land, indicating that there is a rich local flavor and rich humor soil. We should strive to collect and organize these folk creations. If the first recorded in the book is not included in the sequel to the sequel. Now selected in Hebei “Pingxiang County” in the “joke” section 7 joke and Shanxi “Wanrong County Chronicles” in the “oral literature --- Wanrong hate” section without preface and 8 humorous stories for compilation of chi staff reference