This book focuses on three aspects of people-centred urbanisation: theoretical exploration, empirical investigation, and policy analysis. The book first explores the great significance of urbanisation and then presents "Chinas thinking" on urbanisation. In terms of content, the book highlights the following key features an in-depth, scholarly exploration of people-centred urbanisation, examining the basic requirements for achieving this social transformation; a comprehensive analysis of the current status and prevailing challenges of people-centred urbanisation, exploring key issues related to urban development practices; a study of people-centred urbanisation in the context of addressing the national challenge of poverty alleviation; and a study of urbanisation from the perspective that the primary objective of people-centred urbanisation development is to address the "three rural issues"; this study emphasises the link between people-centred urbanisation and the resolution of agricultural, rural, and peasant issues; this study explores the concept of "publicness" in the context of people-centred urbanisation, focusing on the concept of public services; this study focuses on policy research in various areas, including the transfer of agricultural population, the reform of the household registration system, rural villages in the context of urbanisation governance, the perceived interests of farmers, etc.