Shanghai 2045: The Making of a Chinese Global City in the Age of Technological Sovereignty

The Shanghai skyline tells competing stories of China's past and future. On the Bund, colonial-era buildings stand as stone chronicles of treaty port history, while across the Huangpu River, the twisting towers of Pudong's financial district point

Concrete & Culture: How Shanghai Reinvented Itself for the 21st Century

The Phoenix City Rises AgainFrom the Art Deco facades of the Bund to the crystalline towers of Pudong, Shanghai's skyline tells a story of perpetual reinvention. In just three decades, this once-sleepy port has transformed into a global city that r

Shanghai's Dual Identity: Where Futurism and Tradition Collide in China's Global City

The rhythmic clang of a dumpling vendor's ladle against his wok forms an unlikely duet with the whoosh of magnetic levitation trains passing overhead - this is the soundtrack of modern Shanghai, where centuries-old traditions coexist with cutting-e

Shanghai 2050: The Megacity's Bold Blueprint for Sustainable Urban Transformation

As dawn breaks over the Huangpu River, construction cranes silhouette against Shanghai's ever-changing skyline - silent sentinels of a city in perpetual metamorphosis. The Shanghai Municipal Government's recently unveiled "Vision 2050" plan outline