The national town planning determines the five central cities, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing selected

-According to the Chongqing Business Report after the State Council 3rd documents, another important plan to promote the development of Chongqing to the national strategy! Reporter learned yesterday, in the urban and rural Ministry of Construction compiled the "National Town system Planning", Chongqing and Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou together, was identified as the country's five central cities.　　It is worth mentioning that Shenzhen was not selected, but was identified as the regional central city of southern China. China's Regional Development Strategy adjustment National Center City originated in 2005, the Ministry of Construction in accordance with the "Urban Planning Act" to prepare the national urban system planning, it put forward this concept. "The so-called National Center City, is in the country with leading, radiation, distribution functions of the city."　　Yuan, chief planner of Chongqing Municipal Planning Bureau, said in an interview with our correspondent yesterday. Why is Chongqing among the top-tier cities? "This is the urban and rural Ministry of construction of Chongqing city status further clear."　　Yuan revealed that as early as the State Council approved the implementation of Chongqing urban and rural General planning in 2007, Chongqing has five positioning: one of China's important central cities, the national historical and cultural city, the Yangtze River upstream regional economic center, the country's important modern manufacturing base, the Southwest integrated transport hub. The selected National Center City, embodies the strategic adjustment of China's regional development, in five central cities, Shanghai is the center of the east, Beijing, Tianjin is the center of the northern region and the Bohai Sea area, Guangzhou is the center of the Pearl River Delta region, Chongqing is the only center in the Midwest. It is worth mentioning that Shenzhen has not been selected as the central city of China, but has been identified as the regional center of the south. "It is a very important business card to obtain the orientation of the National Center City, which is of great significance to the economic and social development of Chongqing."　　"Yuan said. The national status is decided by the mega-city in the famous economist, the National Development and Reform Commission consulting expert Zhouliqun, from the end of the last century, the western development, the revitalization of the northeast, the Bohai Rim region development and other national strategies were introduced, including the central and western region's strategic position more and more important.　　And Chongqing is not only the central and western municipalities, surrounded by a strong strength of the urban agglomeration, was identified as the national central city, but also the central strategic decision-making and important pieces. He said that the status of a country is not determined by the size of a certain region, but by the status of mega-cities, "Chongqing is a very important choice for the future development of the Western strategy of the country." In other words, the National center of the city is like a cornucopia of national economy, any developed country will establish a corresponding number of "national central city System." Such as Germany has Berlin, Frankfurt, France has Paris, Lyon, the United States also has more than 10 "National Center City."