Shanghai has recently become one of the most notable cases in urban studies. However, the experience of the city is so distinctive that those regular urban paradigms (e.g. global/world city, post-socialism city and post-colonial city) are not applicable to its nature. What is the specificity of Shanghai? Is it possible to explain its incompatible urban practices in an integrated way? They are the departure points of this study. Following the Eigenlogik approach that is interested in identifying the particular modes of cities, this study explores the intrinsic logic of Shanghai with an...