湖北省省志办对编纂湖北省民族志是十分重视的。早在1981年拟定省志篇目时就将民族志列入省志中的一部专志。随着民族工作的开展,编修民族区域自治地方的地方志也提上了工作日程。湖北省将要修纂的民族区域自治地方志有鄂西土家族苗族自治州的州志一部、自治州辖的一市(恩施)七县(来凤、鹤峰、咸丰、宣恩、利川、巴东、建始)八部县志和国 Hunan Provincial Zhi Zhi compilation of Hubei Provincial Ethnography is very important. As early as in 1981 when the provincial governor of the province will be included in the ethnography included in a Zhi Zhi. With the development of ethnic groups, local choreographers in areas where ethnic autonomy is being edited are also put on the agenda. Hubei province will be compiling the autonomous region of local ethnic autochthonism Autonomous prefecture Autonomous Prefecture of Autonomous Prefecture of a state, autonomous prefectures of a city (Enshi) seven counties (Laifeng, Hefeng, Xianfeng, Xuan’en, Icheon, Patong, Jianshi Eight County Zhi and country