The Velvet Rope Economy: Inside Shanghai's Exclusive Entertainment Club Scene

Section 1: The Landscape of Luxury- Geographic distribution along the Bund, Xintiandi and Hongqiao- Architectural signatures: from Art Deco to futuristic designs- Membership tiers and hidden access protocolsSection 2: Business in the Shadows- The "

Shanghai 2040: The Paradoxes of a Future Megacity

Section 1: The Vertical City Paradox- Record-breaking 632m Shanghai Tower vs. disappearing lane houses- The "City Above Clouds" phenomenon in Lujiazui- Underground city expansion beneath People's SquareSection 2: Digital Utopia/Dystopia- AI traffic