China´s Rural Urbanization - Challenges and Options

Abstract This paper is divided into four parts, which are factual requirement, theoretical foundation, way choice and developmental measure. 21st century is an urban century. Urbanization, regarded as one of two subject matters affecting human society deeply, draw people’s attention in the world. China is becoming a modernization country and she makes urbanization as a economic and social stratagem International background and national practice call us for researching urbanization. Many researchers and a series of theories on urbanization had come forth in Western countries. Since 1949, great progress and substantial fruit have been made in the research of urbanization, which is the theoretical foundation of the process of urbanization, and the analysis tools. The process of our urbanization is uneven, which is valuable experience and the groundwork of propelling urbanization. In this paper, the stratagem of “Tri-paroles strength, Colony drive” should be brought into effect in the new century. On the one hand, the cluster of cities being subject to one large city should be constructed to drive the system of urbanization, on the other hand, small and medium sized cities’ should be best developed and their function should be brought into play in the modernization. In this way, our urbanization would have four characters, which are network city, multi-dimension pattern, and new industrialization propelling, sustainable development. This is a road with China’s characteristics, on which urban and rural should be made overall planning. At last, this paper, on the analytic basis of the problem and cause about our urbanization, put forward new measures to propel the urbanization.1. Focus on developing cluster that surrounds a large magisterial city. 2. Set up regional combination and joint mechanism. 3. Arouse permanent population migration through the institutional innovation. 4. Develop industry involving agriculture in favor of town’s developing. 5. Strength the government’s operation in urbanization.