市制起源于中世纪的欧洲,进入现代后,成为遍及全球的一种城市型行政区划建制和政府管理体制。本世纪初市制引入中国,经过曲折、复杂的演变过程,它的基本特征逐渐隐而不彰,形成了一种具有中国特色的“市制”。这种“市制”不再是城市型行政区划的专用名称,而是成了替代一般区域型行政区划的通用名称。通过市领导县、整市改县、地市合并和市辖市,出现了直辖市、副省级 City system originated in the Middle Ages in Europe, into the modern world, has become a city-based administrative division system and government management system. At the beginning of this century, the market system was introduced into China. After twists and turns, the basic characteristics of the market system gradually came to its knees, forming a “municipal system” with Chinese characteristics. This “municipal system” is no longer the exclusive name of an urban administrative division, but a common name replacing the general regional administrative division. Through the city leading counties, the whole city to change the county, city mergers and municipalities, there have been municipalities, vice provincial