What is Jinan's intention to redefine the main city?

As the capital of a coastal economic province, the determination of urban framework structure has regional influence significance, and how to define the "main urban area" is not a trivial matter. First of all, it is necessary for Jinan to redefine the "main city" to strive for a national central city. The draft points out that the main urban area is "the main bearing area of the national central city function", which means that the new definition of the main urban area is directly related to striving for the national central city.

Study on the Planning and Layout of Jinan City Center

In the development pattern of "a group of two hearts and three circles" in Shandong, Jinan is one of the "two hearts", and the 14 th Five-Year Plan of Shandong Province and the outline of the long-term goal in 2035 clearly "support Jinan to build a national central city"; The report of the 12th Party Congress of Jinan pointed out that it is necessary to strive for the first-class sub-provincial cities in China and accelerate the progress towards the national central city. Therefore, the development of Jinan urban framework must be properly adjusted.

List of existing national central cities