Abstract: Urbanization in our country is in a rapid growth.Evidence shows that it is not scientific and accurate to judge the urbanization level by the distribution of urban and rural population.The key to judge the urbanization level is the index of living conditions,way of life,and life quality.We should focus our urbanization on the construction of rural areas,aiming at constructing socialist new countryside.The prosperous rural economy is the foundation to speed up urbanization.Meanwhile,it is also our strategy to develop small towns in the course of urbanization.

Key words: urbanization, small towns, rural construction, rural economy