Redrawing the Map
By YIN PUMIN
【期刊名称】北京周报（英文版） 【年(卷),期】2011(054)034 【总页数】2
Cities across China are making changes to their administrative divisions July 1 marked the first anniversary of the reorganization of Beijing’s central districts. Just a year ago, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen and Xuanwu districts that comprised the core of Beijing were merged to form new Dongcheng and Xicheng districts.
On June 8 this year, the Shanghai Municipal Government said the State Council, China’s cabinet, had approved its plan to merge Luwan District with Huangpu District to create a new Huangpu District.
In recent years, several other major cities in China also redrew their administrative borders.
In 2006, Dongli District in Harbin, capital of northeastern Heilongjiang Province, was merged into Xiangfang District. In November 2009, Binhai New Area was established in Tianjin on the basis of the merger of Tanggu, Hangu and Dagang districts. And in June 2010, Liangjiang New Area was offcially founded in southwestern Chongqing.
“With the development of the economy, the original administrative structures of many cities have become outdated. In order to adapt to
Redrawing the Map
