Legal basis: Article 95 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) establishes people's congresses and people's governments in provinces, municipalities directly under the Central Government, counties, cities, municipal districts, townships, nationality townships and towns.
The organization of local people's congresses and local people's governments at various levels shall be prescribed by law.
Autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties shall establish organs of self-government. The organization and work of organs of self-government shall be prescribed by law in accordance with the basic principles stipulated in sections 5 and 6 of Chapter III of the Constitution.