党的十七大将“构建社会主义和谐社会”和“科学发展观”写入《党章》,成为我党长期追求和奋斗的目标之一。乡镇设置行政区划体系中的基石,也是直接与农村紧密联系的基层政权组织。乡镇设置的合理与否,对实施科学的有效管理和构建和谐社会及建设新农村有着十分深远的影 The 17th CPC National Congress has written “building a socialist harmonious society” and “scientific outlook on development” into “the party constitution,” and has become one of the goals of our party’s long-term pursuit and struggle. The cornerstones in the establishment of administrative divisions in towns and villages are also the grass-roots political organizations that are closely linked with the rural areas directly. The reasonableness of setting up townships and townships has a very far-reaching impact on the effective management of science and the building of a harmonious society and the construction of new rural areas