Looking back over the last four decades, there is no doubt that reform and opening created prosperity for the Chinese people, and gained massive attention from the whole world. At the 40th anniver¬sary of Reform and Opening, it is particularly an important time node for us to review urban devel¬opment during past years.

Medium-sized cities, or "second-tier cities," have their own featured advantages, such as location, resources, industry and others, but less attractive compared to first-tier cities and emerging first-tier cities. They try to break the boundaries of the area to gain more radi¬ative power and growth.

Complying the trend of the Reform and Opening, Wenzhou developed its par¬ticular economic growth model, namely Wenzhou Model. Regardless of the limited natural and trans¬portation conditions, the gifted business sensitivity and the community culture helped Wenzhou be¬come a sample in the historical era. This issue takes Wenzhou as a sample to discuss how to seek breakthroughs in medium-sized cities.