SHANGHAI MUSIC VALLEY

Walking along the rivers in SMV, it feels like alternating between history and modernity with every step. As a historic community in pursuit of urban regeneration, the area is a both harmonious and oppositional blend of the passion and inspiration of modern development and the simple happiness of ordinary life in the past time.

The urban planning of SMV aims for a key cultural and creative industry cluster and a state grade scenic spot exhibiting the unique well-preserved pattern of river system and the characteristic historic buildings (Shanghai, 2012; Hongkou, 2011).

How do residents' lives change here? What do tourists really get? Does SMV need further adjustment? All of the answers demand for in-depth investigation.

Figure 43. Shajinggang River in SMV (Shanghai WOW!, 2019)