摘要
In the era of globalization, metro system has now turned into a multi-functional public place. To date, it not only serves its traditional function as transportation means, but in addition transforms into a media-rich commercialized place filled with ads in various media forms. It is especially true when it is applied to modern urban cities like Shanghai. Shanghai, as one of the fastest developing cities in China, constantly demonstrates features of international, Chinese and Shanghainese city through various forms of visual environment in the city infrastructures. This study aims at exploring Shanghai through its metro system. In other word, it tends to examine the identity of Shanghai through careful analysis of its visual environment within the metro stations so as to see whether it can reflect the generalized three features as international, Chinese and Shanghainese.
