The 100-Kilometer Metropolis: How Shanghai Redefined Urban Boundaries

The Morning Commute RevolutionAt 6:47 AM on a Tuesday, finance analyst Li Wei steps onto a magnetic-levitation pod in his Nanxun waterside apartment. By 7:22 AM - after a smooth 109km journey with three virtual office sessions en route - he disemba

The Delta Effect: How Shanghai's Economic Gravity Reshapes Eastern China

Section 1: The 1+8 Megacity ClusterShanghai's official "1+8" metropolitan zone now encompasses nine cities across three provinces, forming an economic powerhouse contributing 18.7% of China's GDP. The integration has accelerated since the 2022 Yang