1. Fang Chuangli, 2009. Progress and basic judgments in identifying the spatial extent of urban agglomeration. Urban Planning Forum, (3): 1–5. (in Chinese)
2. Fang Chuangli, 2011. New structure and new trend of formation and development of urban agglomerations in China. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 31(9): 1025–1035. (in Chinese)
3. Fang Chuanglin, 2014a. China's New Urbanization Development Report. Beijing: Science Press, 15–39. (in Chinese)
4. Fang Chuanglin, 2014b. Progress and the future direction of research into urban agglomeration in China. Acta Geographica Sinica, 69(8): 1130–1144. (in Chinese)
5. Fang Chuangli, 2015. Scientific selection and grading cultivation of China's urban agglomeration adaptive to new normal in China. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 30(2): 127–136. (in Chinese)