Abstract：With deepening reform of political system in our country, the vertical allocation of state power, that is, the relationship between central and local governments has become an important key in the exploration of the current political system reform. The greater administrative area system is the main mode of local regime building in the early years of new China, which reflects the primary and basic thoughts of our Party about the relationship between central and local governments. On the basis of literature and historical analysis, the present paper studies on the background, history and main characteristics of the greater administrative areas system through taking the People's Government of North China as a case, the author also pays more attention to the experience and lessons of the system in terms of the relationship between central and local governments.

Keyword：the greater administrative area system;local system;the relationship between central and local governments;the People's Government of North China;