The city of Quzhou – located in East China's Zhejiang province – was selected in September as a path-finding metropolis for the region's "integration of township and county · overall planning for block-regions ".

The city was recently identified as a model metropolis that is focusing on the integration of townships and counties under its administration, according to local media reports on Nov 16.

Following Quzhou's suit, Zhejiang is set to push forward the city's reform program involving the integration of counties and townships and Quzhou will accelerate the roll-out of its "152 system".

In the phrase, the "1" refers to the integrated intelligent public data platform; the "5" refers to five integrated applications; the "2" refers to the theoretical system and regulation system related to digital reforms – and the "141 system" refers to one center, four platforms and one community-grid.

Furthermore, the city has put together an overall review list of 142 villages and towns' responsibilities, a list of 586 government services, as well as a list of 68 territorial management items, to promote  liaison mechanisms between local counties and townships.

In addition, the Quzhou government has summed up the data and statistics of 21 systems in 16 departments this year. It's understood that the current administrative relationship between counties and townships will be transformed into a clear list of rights and responsibilities, while the informal institutional links between counties and townships is being upgraded onto a sounder footing.