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Since the 1980s, China has been developing rapidly and has gradually become a global manufacturer. During this period, industry and population began to concentrate in Beijing, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, and other regions of China. In these regions, more urban agglomerations have started forming and growing, which have been constantly attracting resources, capital, and talents (the “straw effect”). Thus, these urban agglomerations were recognized as the main regions to promote China's National New Urbanization and economic development by the Chinese government. In this context, the monograph of China's Urban Agglomerations was published by Science Press and Springer. This book, written by geographers Chuanglin Fang and Danlin Yu, closes the gap in the information and knowledge on urban agglomeration in China. Importantly, this is the ?rst systematic analysis and evaluation of China's urban agglomerations. Thus, it would be of great significance for global scholars to understand the development status and construction achievements in China's urban agglomerations. Furthermore, this study could be used as a valuable reference for the development of urban agglomerations in other countries..