Township (China)

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Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China This article is part of the series: Political divisions of China Province level Provinces Autonomous areas Municipalities Special Administrative Regions Prefecture level Prefectures Autonomous prefectures Prefecture-level cities (incl. Sub-provincial cities) Leagues County level Counties Autonomous counties County-level cities (incl. Sub-prefecture-level cities) City districts Banners Autonomous banners Township level Townships Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Sumu Ethnic sumu County districts This article is part of the series: Political divisions of the Republic of China (Taiwan) In effect Provinces (streamlined) Municipalities Counties Provincial cities County-controlled cities Districts Rural townships Urban townships Villages (urban) Villages (rural) Neighborhoods Suspended Regions (also translated as "Areas") Special administrative regions Leagues Special banners Bureaus Management bureaus Banners See also Political divisions of the People's Republic of China

When referring to Political Divisions of China, township is the standard English translation of the Chinese 乡 (xiāng).

In China's dual governance system, the township's governance is divided between the Communist Party Township Secretary, and the Mayor (乡长). A township official is the lowest-level ranked official in the CPC government hierarchy. The township has very few defined government responsibilities, except for the Birth Planning Commission (计划生育委员会).