After decades of reform and opening up, my country's economy has achieved world-renowned achievements and its international status has become increasingly high. Infrastructure such as high-speed rail construction has surpassed that of many developed countries. However, unbalanced domestic economic development still exists. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle are the four super engines of my country's development. The development of the first three regions can be understood by everyone because they are all located on the eastern coast of my country. But why can Chengdu and Chongqing become a national strategic highland? Because there are two giant cities, Chongqing and Chengdu. Chengdu is the capital of a large province and Chongqing is a municipality directly under the Central Government. Many netizens and experts believe that the reason why Chengdu and Chongqing can rise to the national strategic level is because Chongqing was directly under the jurisdiction of 1997, which gave this region The development has injected strong impetus.

So in the current new economy and new situation, can new municipalities be promoted to drive the development of other regions? In this regard, many experts have studied the feasibility of this aspect. An article such as this was previously found in the Journal of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which pointed out that as China's urbanization process and economic development continue to deepen, administrative divisions should be adjusted again. The article believes that the establishment of a municipality directly under the Central Government and a flat management structure will improve administrative efficiency and resource allocation, thereby driving the economic development of surrounding areas.

Kashgar in Xinjiang is mentioned in this article. Kashgar is a beautiful area belonging to Xinjiang. It is characterized by particularly long light periods and numerous delicious food, especially mutton. With a total population of about 4.63 million, and a GDP of 113 billion in 2020, it is a transportation hub and international commercial port in northwest my country. It is also the only national historical and cultural city in Xinjiang.

Kashgar has a large area, almost twice the size of Chongqing. However, it has a small population and a small economy. However, its strategic position is prominent. In 2010, it was listed as the country's sixth special economic zone and is also the interior of China. If it can be established as a municipality directly under the Central Government, it will have a greater role in promoting the stability and development of the situation in the west.

In addition to Kashgar, Lanzhou in the northwest region has also been rumored to be directly under the jurisdiction. Its economy in the northwest is second only to Xi'an. It is also a city of extremely strategic significance. It is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River Economic Belt and sits on the main railway artery. The Longhai Line is a key node city of the Belt and Road Initiative. It has a national-level new district Lanzhou New District, and a key university of 985 and 211-Lanzhou University. It is the frontier and important gateway for the country to open to the west.

However, Lanzhou also has shortcomings. Not only does Lanzhou have a small population and insufficient city strength, but even its own GDP is less than 300 billion yuan (288.674 billion yuan in 2020). Not to mention competing with major provincial capitals, it also has no advantages compared with secondary cities in the central and western regions such as Luoyang, Xiangyang and Mianyang. Even if the surrounding regions are merged, the economic size and population base are still a shortcoming.

Finally, we must talk about Xi'an, because when mentioning the northwest, not to mention Xi'an is absolutely disrespectful to Shaanxi, because Xi'an's comprehensive strength is the absolute leader in the northwest. Whether it is GDP, science, education, culture and health, the northwest is rarely matched. However, it is not easy for Xi'an to really want to be directly administered directly under the jurisdiction, because it concentrates almost all Shaanxi's superior resources. If Xi'an is directly administered directly, it will be extremely harmful to Shaanxi. After all, the current situation in Shaanxi Province is different from that in Sichuan Province. When Sichuan realized that Chongqing might be directly under the jurisdiction, it used the province's efforts to develop Chengdu. However, Shaanxi's current economic distribution seems that except Xi'an, no city has the strength to carry the banner of the entire Shaanxi. Yulin, the strongest, is a single resource-based city, and Xianyang and Baoji are too small. If Xi'an is directly under the jurisdiction, Shaanxi's economy may not be as good as Guizhou's.

my country's four major municipalities directly under the Central Government, Beijing and Tianjin are in the north, Shanghai is in the east, Chongqing is in the southwest, and Shenzhen and Guangzhou are two giant cities in the south. Therefore, new municipalities directly under the Central Government are very likely to emerge in the central or northwest region. If there is a city directly under the jurisdiction of the northwest, which of the three cities, Xi'an, Kashgar and Lanzhou, do you think, has a better chance? Are there other cities more suitable for direct jurisdiction?