本文认为适合当前中国城市发展的城市分类为:250万人口以上为特大城市,100—250万人口为大城市,30—100万人口为中等城市,10—30万人口为小城市,10万人口以下为小城镇。基于这个分类,中国城市发展应走多元化道路,城市系统和农村集镇系统将互相配合,共同发展,城市化进程还将具有阶段性和地域差异的特性。

Urban development policy of China has been the important point at issue in the academic circles and urban planning and construction sectors in recent years. The question includes two aspects: one is how to define a standard to classify cities, the other is what kind of sytategy should be adopted in the urban development.