Cities

A first look at Shanghai as a living interface for modern China: finance, street life, transit, food, design, and everyday ambition in one city.

EVs in China are no longer a future-facing niche. They are taxis, family cars, delivery vehicles, status objects, and a daily symbol of industrial change.

From city walk to pop-up coffee, young people are using Chinese cities as social spaces, creative stages, and low-cost routes to identity.

Street stalls, delivery apps, regional noodles, late-night barbecue, and mall restaurants reveal how Chinese cities work after office hours.

Metro lines, riverfronts, new districts, housing blocks, and public spaces explain why Chinese urban change often feels unusually fast to visitors.