改革开放以来，随着国民经济持续快速增长，小城镇像雨后春笋般在广大农村迅速崛起。近几年，平均每年新增建制镇近千个，到1996年底已达1．75万个，人口2亿多。经济总量也达到了相当规模，据1997年抽样调查的结果，平均每个小城镇经营总收入达6．5亿元，拥有固定资产原值3亿多 Since the reform and opening up, with the sustained and rapid growth of the national economy, the small towns have mushroomed in the vast rural areas. In recent years, an average of nearly 1,000 newly-built townships have been established every year. By the end of 1996, the number had reached 17,500 with a population of over 200 million. The total economic output has also reached a considerable scale. According to the results of the sample survey conducted in 1997, the average total operating income of each small town reached 650 million yuan, with the original value of fixed assets exceeding 300 million yuan