Dragon and the Phoenix: How Shanghai Masters Its Dual Identity as Financial Capital and Cultural Innovator

The synchronized trading floors of Lujiazui and spontaneous art installations in M50 represent the two beating hearts of contemporary Shanghai - a city that generated ¥4.8 trillion GDP in 2024 while simultaneously hosting 1,743 cultural events. Th

Shanghai 2040: Where Futurism Meets Heritage in China's Global City

The synchronous dance of construction cranes along the Huangpu River tells only part of Shanghai's story. Beneath the glittering towers of Pudong and the restored shikumen alleys of Xintiandi pulses a city perpetually rewriting its own DNA - a metr