In the early 20th century, the city in China began as an administrative system, and thoughts of urban management began also.At that time, urban development only focused on formal political districts, and later developed to focus on the expansion of urban scale brought about by industrial and urban agglomerations, and then entered the stage of coordinated urban development and quality improvement.The profound changes in these urban management practice scenarios mean that the theoretical understanding of management practices is correspondingly experienced.At first, foreign municipal theory was introduced.During the largescale construction period, it focused on planning and control, and emphasized the guidance of growth efficiency management.It then focused on precise governance, promoting rectification of the governance system and improving the urban quality.Behind the changes are the change of urban management pursuit value.The value pursuit of urban management is deepening in the development of urban spatial property understanding, constantly improving in the processoriented and resultoriented path balance, and advancing in the management of a good life.

municipal administration; urban management; urban governance; quality city