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| 中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zhùfáng Hé Chéngxiāng Jiànshèbù | |
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| Formed | 15 March 2008 | 
| Jurisdiction | Government of China | 
| Headquarters | Beijing | 
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| Parent agency | State Council | 
| Website | www | 
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國住房和城鄉建設部 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国建设部 | ||||||
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is a ministry of the People's Republic of China which provides housing and regulates the state construction activities in mainland China.
It was formerly known as the Ministry of Construction (Chinese :建设部; pinyin :Jiànshèbù).
As part of US$586 billion economic stimulus package of November 2008,the government plans to: [1]
In November 2012,the Ministry established its smart cities pilot program,which became the start of a nationwide smart cities movement. [2] : 58–59 From 2013 to 2015,277 Chinese cities joined the smart cities pilot program. [2] : 59 As of 2016,there were approximately 500 smart city projects in China. [2] : 59