APERSONAL
HISTORYOF
SHANGHAI:MY
OBSERVATIONS
ONTHE
TRANSFORMATION
OFSHANGHAI'S
URBANSPACE APersonal History of
Shanghai:MyObservations onthe Transformation of Shanghai's Urban Space
SDX Joint Publishing Co.,Ltd. July 2023
48.00 (CNY)



This book tells the story of Shanghai's urban development from three perspectives.The first isthe spatial perspective.The spatial identity of Shanghai is characterized by amosaic of modules from different eras and scales,rooted in the foundamental Y-shaped or T-shaped framework created by the confluence of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek.The second is personal experience.The author divides the spatial changes of Shanghai since the county's establishment in 1291 and the construction of a modern international metropolis with world influence towards 2035 into seven stages of development. The third is development theory. Urban space is the projection of development ideas and concepts,and development concepts decide urban form.