Abstract: On what territorial elements should we base,our arrangement of zonal production distributions?Arrangement of zonal production distributions based onprovinces,six administrative areas,metropolitan economical zones or energy region divisions are proved to be improper.Synthetical economic region divisiontaking industry as its main body and the metropolises as its fulcrums is a comparatively better scheme.What is the correct ideology governing the arrangement of zonal production distribution?Before any offical synthetical edonomic regiondivision is worked out,we should properly adjust the proportion between the levels of development of the three major territorial elements the developed coastal area,the undeveloped border area and the intermediate area;pay more attention to the development of the border area and intermediate area while consolidating and strengthening the coastal area;correctly determine the respectivedeveloping strategies of the three territorial elements according to their own conditions and propcrties;coordinate the ratios of development between these areas in a planned way and promote the general upsurge of national economy.