Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] To identify the development trend and layout of archival undertaking in China and provide reference for the frontier exploration of theory and practice, this paper aims to investigate and analyze the 14th Five-Year Plans on national and provincial level. [Design/Methodology] Based on the text analysis of the national and provincial 14th Five-Year Plans for archival undertakings,this paper sorts out the local response to national plans, identifies their shortcomings and expansions, and analyzes the development panorama of archival undertakings. [Findings/Conclusion] This study shows that the framework with "four beams and eight pillars"described as development panorama of archival undertaking, has been basically established; the modernization of archives governance system and the modernization of governance capacity drives the development of archival undertaking; archives resources are built for national and local strategic needs; digital intelligence empowers the transformation and upgrading of archival undertaking; and it is still necessary to make forward-looking preparation for the vision of the development of archival undertaking. [Originality/Value] Comparing with national plans, a systematic review has been made to identify and analyze 14th Five-Year Plans of local archives, and then from the comprehensive perspective, with the framework of "four beams and eight pillars", a developmental panorama of archival undertaking is described.

Keywords: Archival undertaking, The 14th Five-Year Plan, Archives governance, Digital transformation, Development panorama