Why does China have a tradition of compiling official history since ancient times?

Civilized countries have this tradition, as do western countries. It's just that most of them use oil paintings to record history and use words to record law. We just record history in words. The purpose is to learn from the past experience, how the ancients did things when they met, and what are the advantages and disadvantages, so that we can now have experience on how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Secondly, rulers are praised for personal reasons, so this tradition must be established.