Shanghai and Beyond: The Yangtze Delta's Transformation into a Megaregion

The Rise of the Shanghai MegaregionIn 2025, Shanghai no longer stands alone as China's eastern powerhouse. The city has become the glittering nucleus of an interconnected urban network spanning Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces - collectively

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

The magnetic pull of Shanghai's economy now extends far beyond its administrative boundaries, creating what urban planners call the "Shanghai Effect" across Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces. Covering 210,700 square kilometers (about 2.2% of C