Legal basis:
Article 107 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Local people's governments at or above the county level shall, within the limits of authority prescribed by law, administer the administrative work of economy, education, science, culture, health, sports, urban and rural construction, finance, civil affairs, public security, ethnic affairs, judicial administration, family planning, etc. within their respective administrative areas, issue decisions and orders, appoint, remove, train, assess and reward and punish administrative staff.
The people's governments of townships, nationality townships and towns implement the resolutions of the people's congresses at the corresponding levels and the decisions and orders of the state administrative organs at higher levels, and manage the administrative work within their respective administrative areas.
The people's governments of provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government decide on the establishment and regional division of townships, nationality townships and towns.