The present paper suggests that the "central village" model for the development of Northwest China s ethnic communities is likely to be an effective alternative for starting the gradual evolution of the ethnic people from village through town to city.

With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, there is a phenomenon of hollowing villages resulting from the vacancy and idleness of rural housing in the core of villages in the vast rural areas of China.

This paper first analyzes the status of the villages in the city of Shijiazhuang,then it points out the problems existing in the process of transformation,and finally it puts forwad the corresponding measures to prevent the appearance of new villages in cities.

Analyze the phenomena about"the village in urban"and"the centre vacated village"in the rapid urbanization in south east littoral, then point out the development regulation,and last come up with some countermeasures of developing the centre vacated listed in urban planning to realize the sustainable development.