There are 4 "straight" cities in China, with no subordinate counties and no municipal districts
Prefecture-level cities are the second-level administrative units of the country, halfway between the provincial and county levels. County-level cities belong to the same level of administrative divisions as autonomous prefectures, counties, and leagues.
As of 2022, there are 293 prefecture-level cities in the country!At present, the youngest municipality directly under the central government in the country is **Nagqu City, which was founded in October 2017 and has 1 county and 10 townships under its jurisdiction.
Most cities have jurisdiction over one or more cities, and there are a number of counties and counties.
Wuhan City, Hubei Province is the largest prefecture-level city in China, with 13 municipal districtsHowever, before 2019, the largest number of provincial capitals was only in Heilongjiang province, Yichun City, which this time had 15 counties under its jurisdiction, and in July this year, it had four counties under its jurisdiction.
Baoding City, Hebei Province has the most counties, with 15 counties and 4 counties, which can be said to be the "big manager" in the prefecture-level city.
Xinyu City in Jiangxi Province also governs a region and a county, while Jinchang City in Gansu Province governs two regions, Jinchuan District and Yongchang County, which belong to the type of "weak force".
But there is also a more special place, that is, prefecture-level cities only have municipalities, no subordinate counties, Wuhai City, Ezhou City, Zhuhai City, Foshan City, are all such examples!This kind of city without county-level management is called "district-wide city".
In addition, there is a more special place, that is, under the prefecture-level city, there is no county-level city at all, not even a city, only responsible for streets, towns, townships and other grass-roots units, this type of city is called "straight tube city", there are four in the country, let's take a look!
Dongguan City. Dongguan is located in the central part of Guangdong Province and the eastern part of the Pearl River estuary, with a total land area of 2,460 square kilometers and 2.78 million residents and nearly 10 million permanent residents.
The administrative division of Dongguan is very strange, it is a county-level city, but there are no subordinate counties, only four districts, twenty-eight townships, which is rare in the country.
Dongguan was established as a county in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was originally called Bao'an. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Dongguan County, and subsequent dynasties were named after it. Dongguan City was established in 1985 and promoted to prefecture-level city in 1988, which is directly managed by Guangdong Province and is a prefecture-level city with no regional nature.
Dongguan is located in the Pearl River Delta, connected to Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the south, is a major center of Guangdong and the first of the four tigers in Guangdong, with strong manufacturing capacity and a complete industrial system, known as the "world factory", is the largest production base in the world. It has strong economic strength and is known as the crown of the "Four Little Tigers of Guangdong";Dongguan's GDP has exceeded one trillion yuan in 2021, surpassing the vast majority of provincial capitals in the country.
Guangdong is the first national pilot zone for comprehensive reform of new urbanization, and it is also a city with a long history.
In addition, all the towns under the jurisdiction of Dongguan are very good, more than half of the towns have entered the national top 100, among which Humen, Chang'an, Houjie and other towns are very strong, even surpassing the vast majority of county-level cities in China.
Zhongshan City, China.
Zhongshan is located in the central and southern parts of Guangdong Province and the western part of the Pearl River estuary, with 1,783 square kilometers and 4.47 million inhabitants.
Zhongshan is similar to Dongguan, although it is a county-level city, there is no urban area, only eight districts, 15 townships.
Zhongshan's original name was Xiangshan. According to the Song Dynasty's "Taiping Huanyu Ji", Xiangshan in Dongguan County is located in "the south of the county is more than 300 kilometers away from the sea, and is named Xiangshan because it is rich in fairy flowers."
Cuiheng Village, Xiangshan County, where Sun Yat-sen, the famous father of the country, was born. Sun Yat-sen died on March 12, 1925, and Xiangshan County was renamed Zhongshan County to pay tribute to Sun Yat-sen.
In December 1983, Zhongshan County was merged into Foshan City and subordinated to Zhongshan City. In January 1988, Zhongshan City was upgraded to a non-municipal county and is under the direct administration of Guangdong Province.
Zhongshan, China's famous historical and China's best tourist capital;Being located in the southern part of the Tropic of Capricorn, it is warm and humid all year round!The most famous attraction in Zhongshan is the former residence of Dr. Sun Yat-senThe memorial hall is located in Cuiheng Village, Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, south, north, west, surrounded by mountains on three sides, east is the mouth of the Pearl River, more than 20 kilometers away from the urban area of Zhongshan City, there is the old house where Mr. Sun Yat-sen lived during his lifetime, Sun Yat-sen's life introduction, as well as a series of cultural relics and cultural exhibition halls. National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
AAAAAA level tourist attraction in the country.
Zhongshan City is adjacent to the former residence of Sun Yat-sen, which was founded in honor of Sun Yat-sen, the great leader of China and the worldThe various exhibition halls in Zhongshan City allow you to appreciate the great revolutionary career of Sun Yat-sen, and appreciate the different buildings and customs of various countries!
Danzhou City, Hainan Province.
Danzhou City is located in the northwest of Hainan Island, close to the Beibu Gulf, with an area of 3,400 square kilometers, 16 townships and towns, and a population of 890,000.
For most people, Danzhou is not familiar, and they don't even know that it is in **!Compared with Sanya, Haikou, and Sansha, which are cities in the same province, Danzhou can be said to be nameless, and even Dongfang Wanning and Wuzhishan are known by many people, but Danzhou has never heard of it!That's too modest, isn't it?Danzhou is also a county-level city, and there are only four prefecture-level cities in Hainan Province!
Danzhou was called "Dan'er" in ancient times
During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, a new continent was opened up in the South China Sea and Dan'er was established. In Hainan, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed Dan County, Danzhou City was established in 1993, and on February 19 this year, Danzhou City (no city) was implemented "city and county direct management", and Danzhou City is the fourth municipality directly under the central government in Hainan Province.
Danzhou is located in a tropical monsoon region with beautiful scenery and is full of tropical characteristics of the south.
Founded in 1957 and located in the western suburbs of Nada Town, Danzhou City, Hainan Tropical Botanical Garden has more than 1,000 precious tropical plants from more than 40 countries, which is the "treasure" of China's tropical plants and a microcosm of global tropical plant resources.
Here, all kinds of precious tropical tree species flourish and flourish, enjoyed at home and abroad"A land of tropical vegetation"reputation. The botanical garden belongs to a typical tropical monsoon climate zone, with beautiful mountains and rivers, green trees, and overflowing flowers.
Dongpo College is located in Zhonghe Town, Danzhou City, which is more than 40 kilometers away from Nada Town, and it was built to commemorate the great writer Su Dongpo. Su Dongpo was exiled to Danzhou, Hainan Province in 1097, and when he was poor, the local people built him three straw huts as his residence.
It wasn't long before he became one with this strange place. He made friends, founded a school, taught students of the Han and Li ethnic groups, taught the Central Plains civilization, and set it up as a "wine hall".
In the Qing Dynasty, "Zaijiutang" was renamed "Dongpo". Although after more than 900 years of wind and rain, but the people's memory and admiration for Su Dongpo, after several expansions, today's Dongpo Academy, has been completely restored, is a famous cultural monument in Hainan.
Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province.
Jiayuguan City, located in the northwest of Gansu Province and the west of Gansu, covers an area of 2,935 square kilometers, has 3 districts and 3 townships, and has a population of 310,000, making it the largest city in China's history.
Jiayuguan is not only a tourist attraction, but also a county-level city without administrative districts, and the smallest county-level city in Gansu Province!The place where Chinese silk meets the Great Wall, it is known as "Hexi Town" and "the key to the frontier".
Jiayuguan is a modern city made of steel;In 1955, it was excavated for the first time in the Jingtieshan mining area of Sunan, and in 1958, Jiuquan Steel Mill separated the jurisdiction of Jiuquan County and Sunan County to establish Jiayuguan City. From a small place to a big province in just a few years!Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group is the largest steel mill in China, and it is also the largest steel mill in China, and Jiayuguan is known as the "Gobi Steel City".
Jiayuguan, known as "the first pass in the world", is located in the west of the Great Wall, Jiayuguan is the westernmost part of the Great Wall, but also an important node on the "Silk Road", and is also the most magnificent and complete ancient fortress built during the Ming Dynasty, known as "the first pass in Hexi". Jiayuguan Diaolou was listed as a "World Cultural Heritage List" by UNESCO in 1987!