鄭東新區位於河南首府鄭州舊城東面．由日本建築師黑川紀章（1934～2007）事務所設計。為何此一海外建築師的規劃設計得到地方政府的大力支持7本文旨在分析政府行為和規劃方案實施的關係以及建築師為此所做的適應性調整，並探討這一政府．開發商、建築師多方博弈的過程。既關注導致這樣一種設計實踐結果的中國現實原因．也不忽視這種情況在當今中國出現所具有的合理性。

In the past twenty and more years, China saw the active redevelopment of old towns and construction of new towns around big cities. Zhengdong New District is one of them. Zhengdong (150 sq.km) is located in central China, and was planned by the Japanese architect, Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007). After the plan was approved in 2001, Phase I of 33 sq.km was constructed in five years with monumental buildings and grand plazas. Why did this foreign designed project receive tremendous support from the Chinese government during its planning and implementation? What are the problems of building new town in such a fast pace? The authors studied the project on site and visited the stake-holders. This paper describes the birth of the plan and discusses how it was developed and nurtured into being by the various forces of government, developers and architects in the background of contemporary China. Through the process of development and construction in Zhengdong New District, the authors analyze the reasons behind the support and success of this unique planning phenomenon with strong Chinese characteristics.