春潮涌动的江南水乡──江苏省太仓市城市化纪实

The Region of Rivers and Lakes in the South of Lower Reaches of Yangtes River Where Spring tide is Flowing──A Narrative Report About Urbanization in Tai-Cang City of Jian-Su Provingce

太仓市在1984年跨过温饱线后五年时间，步入小康社会，正沿着乡村城市化的道路不断向前迈进。农村经济体制改革和乡镇企业异军突起是太仓市城市化进程加速的主要原因。中国特色的城市化道路是控制大城市规模、合理发展中等城市、积极发展小城市，其中重点应放在积极发展小城市。太仑市是个典型。加强小城市基础设施建设是农村城市化的重要一环。

In 1984, the Tai-Cang City had strided over the line of enough to eat and wear, stepped into a comfortable society within 5 years. Now it advances along the road of urbanization of villages and towns. The reform of ecomical system in rural area and the enterprises in villages and towns suddenly coming to the fore are the main reasons of speeding the urbanization course in Tai-Cang City. The road to the urabnization of rural area with distinctive Chinese features is to control the dimensions of large cities, to develop medium-sized cities reasonably and to develop small cities actively, among which, the emphasis should be put on the active development of small cities, where Tai-Cang City may be a typical case. To strengthen the Construction of fundmental facilities in small cities is a more important link in the urbanization of rural area.