Shanghai Inherits the Red Gene to Advance New Practices of Chinese Modernization

As the birthplace of the Communist Party of China and the place where the great founding spirit of the Party was nurtured, Shanghai has continued in recent years to promote the inheritance of red culture and innovation in urban governance. This report, published on June 6, centers on cases such as the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, red study classes, and “Young Pioneers” interpreters, showing how Shanghai is bringing red stories into schools, communities, and public spaces. The report also mentions that Shanghai has continued to press ahead in the development of the artificial intelligence industry, hardtech innovation, and urban renewal. Innovation platforms such as “Model Speed Space” have attracted many enterprises and talents to cluster there, reflecting Shanghai’s industrial layout for promoting highquality development. At the same time, practices such as the renovation of Changle Village, the improvement of public spaces along Suzhou Creek, and grassroots legislative outreach points also demonstrate Shanghai’s progress in improving livelihoods, optimizing governance, and building a peoplecentered city. The article emphasizes that Shanghai is combining the inheritance of red culture, scientific and technological innovation, and the peoplecentered city concept, striving to form a new development path with urban characteristics in the process of Chinese modernization.