Genealogy of Huizhou City recorded the main histories of clans in Huizhou, which had its distinctive compiling and editing theory and method. Through analisis of the theory inheritance and innovation in the process of genealogy compiling and editing, it is observed that the innovation of stylistic rules and layouts, verification and selection of materials, the diversified style of literature compiling and publicity fuction of genealogy have received further development. The compiling and editing of Genealogy of Xizhou Family in Jixi City carried on the theory and ways of previous generation and made new progress. It is of great signifigance to the study of changes and transformation of society in Huizhou in Qing Dynasty through analysis of compiling characteristics and details of genealogy of Huizhou City at that time.