Although traditionally at the county level

The Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) clearly stipulates that the administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (PRC) are divided into three levels: province, county and township. The administrative regions of China are divided into provinces, counties and townships.

People's Republic of China (PRC)'s constitution specifically implements the following principles: the whole country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government; Provinces and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and cities; Counties and autonomous counties are divided into townships, nationality townships and towns. Municipalities directly under the central government and larger cities are divided into districts and counties. Autonomous prefectures are divided into counties, autonomous counties and cities. Autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties are all ethnic autonomous areas. The state may establish special administrative regions when necessary.

Extended data:

1. Administrative divisions come into being with the emergence of the country. Dividing administrative regions by region rather than tribes by clan is a basic feature that distinguishes a country from clan organizations. No matter what kind of country, the division of administrative regions always conforms to the fundamental interests of the ruling class, taking into account many factors such as politics, economy, culture, nationality, geography, population, national defense, historical tradition and so on.

2. With the development of productive forces in modern society, economic factors play an important role. In capitalist countries, the division of administrative regions is to consolidate the political power of the bourgeoisie, facilitate the rule of the working people and divide ethnic minorities.

3. After the reform and opening up, the local government gradually changed the regional administrative office into a city, and gradually restored the traditional two-level division of counties in the name of "city (prefecture-level city)" (the gradual merger and weakening of towns and villages), which is not only a respect for tradition, but also a respect for reality. At present, the main problem is the inconvenience of "managing the city by the city", which will be solved by "changing the county-level city into a district" in the future.

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