Test sites identified for urbanization program

China has designated dozens of cities, provinces and counties for a program that will evaluate its new urbanization plan, which was issued in the first half of this year.

Detailed plans are being drawn up for 62 cities and counties and two provinces, Xu Lin, director-general of the department of development planning under the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Friday.

In March, China announced an urbanization plan for 2014-20 that is intended to eliminate any obstacles to urbanization and expand rural residents' access to social services and education.