去年二月起,我们《新华日报》开辟了“小城镇建设探讨”专栏。十个月来,许多理论工作者,实际工作者和党政干部围绕小城镇建设中遇到的许多新课题,展开了探讨。至当年十二月底,一共刊出四十五期,选用文章一百四十多篇。江苏是一个小城镇众多的省份,全省现有县属镇一百九十二个,乡镇一千七百六十五个。这些遍布在大江南北、星罗棋布的小城镇,沟通了城乡经济,关系着城乡经济的发展。但是,过去在“左”的思想的影响下,把小城镇错误地看成是纯粹的“消费场所”,是“产生资本主义的温床”,因而采取了一些 Since February last year, our “Xinhua Daily” has opened up a column on “exploring the construction of small towns.” In the past ten months, many theoretical workers, practical workers and party and government cadres started discussions on many new topics encountered in the construction of small towns. By the end of December of that year, a total of 45 issues were published, with over 140 articles selected. Jiangsu is a small town with many provinces. There are 192 counties in the province and 1,765 towns in the province. These small towns spread all over the country, covering both urban and rural areas, have an impact on the economic development in urban and rural areas. However, in the past, under the influence of the “leftist” thinking, mistaking the small town as a pure “place of consumption” was “a hotbed of capitalism.” Therefore, some