Shanghai's Urban Expansion: How the Megacity is Reshaping the Yangtze River Delta

Shanghai's gravitational pull continues to reshape China's eastern coastline, with its urban influence now extending across three provinces (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui) in what officials term the "1+8" metropolitan cluster. Recent data from the S

The Shanghai Nexus: How China's Financial Capital is Reshaping the Yangtze Delta Megaregion

The 1+8 City Cluster: Redrawing China's Economic MapShanghai no longer operates as a standalone metropolis but as the nucleus of an interconnected urban galaxy:- Official "1+8" Shanghai Metropolitan Area covers 63,600 sq km- Includes Suzhou, Wuxi,