Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center

This pioneering exhibition space sits prominently on People's Square, offering an immersive journey through Shanghai's urban transformation with massive scale models and interactive displays that bring the city's past and future to life. The centerpiece is a breathtaking 1:500 scale model of Shanghai's entire metropolitan area, where you can trace the city's evolution from colonial settlement to gleaming modern metropolis. Walking through the galleries feels less like a typical museum visit and more like standing inside the architect's mind—you'll genuinely understand how this city reinvented itself.