Town in this text was a business entity which located between the county city and small village and had some independence in the Ming and Qing period.

本文所言之市镇，是指明清时期介于县城与村落之间的具有相对独立性的商业实体。

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The Conservative Party has retained control of Dorset County Council, while the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has won its first ever seat.

BBC: Dorset election: Conservatives retain council control

According to returns Friday from 34 contests across England, the right-wing United Kingdom Independence Party, or UKIP, won 139 county council seats, while the mainstream opposition Labour Party gained 291.

NPR: Cameron's Conservatives Suffer In UK Local Votes

The UK Independence Party has taken its first ever seats on Lincolnshire County Council, and ousted its deputy leader.

BBC: Lincolnshire