The system of people’s congresses is an important institutional vehicle for realizing the whole-process people’s democracy in China. The publishing house has planned and published a set of “General Knowledge of the System of People’s Congresses” suitable for the general public to read. It clearly explains China’s fundamental political system and its connection with every citizen in a vivid and amiable language, enabling truly orderly political participation. This book is one of the series. According to the provisions of the Legislation Law, it expounds on the knowledge of legislation by the people’s congresses. It explains how local people’s congresses and their standing committees formulate local regulations. It also elaborates on how the people’s congresses of autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures, and autonomous counties formulate autonomous regulations and separate regulations in accordance with the political, economic, and cultural characteristics of the local ethnic groups and have them come into effect after approval. Additionally, it describes how the people’s congresses and their standing committees of the provinces and cities where special economic zones are located formulate regulations for special economic zones in accordance with the authorization decisions of the National People’s Congress and implement them within the scope of the special economic zones.