| | CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
 | | It is the duty of citizens of the People's Republic of China to safeguard the unity of the country and the unity of all its nationalities. |
 | | Deputies to the people's congresses of provinces, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and cities divided into districts are elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level; deputies to the people'scongresses of counties, cities not divided into districts, municipal districts, townships, nationality townships and towns are elected directly by their constituencies. |
 | | People's governments of townships, nationality townships and towns carry out the resolutions of the people's congress at the corresponding level as well as the decisions and orders of the state administrative organs at the next higher level and conduct administrative work in their respective administrative areas. |
| english.people.com.cn /constitution/constitution.html (11166 words) |