SHANGHAI-Located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, east of China and the front end of the Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai is the largest commercial and financial center and leading economy city of China with an area of 6,340.5 km2 and population of 241.8 million inhabitants. Recognized internationally for its mixture of Western and Eastern cultures, Shanghai has the history for the first creative industry units as the first design studio of China, the first film studio and music studio etc.

In recent years, Shanghai unites various resources to develop creative design and has organized a series of influential design events, including Shanghai International Creative Cities Design Innovation Forum, Shanghai Interior Design Festival, Design Shanghai, Shanghai Couture Week, Shanghai Design Week, Shanghai Fashion Week etc. Till now, Shanghai has worked closely with international metropolises and other UNESCO creative cities of design to successfully hold a series of International Creative Design Dialogue, Innovation Design Exhibition showing the latest creative design concept, innovative products, and promote the best design talents.