“Metropollage”: on innovating the Shanghai metropolitan rural revitalization model

Abstract In response to the newly published “the 14th Five-year” Plan for Rural Revitalization of Shanghai Municipality, this article looks into the background and transformation of functions of rural revitalization in the Shanghai metropolis, and puts forward policy suggestions to supplement the current model of rural demolishing and reorganization, and relatively concentrated rural living. Hence the author created the concept of “Metropollage” and its development model; and analyzed the three stages of “Metropollage” development, i.e., the prelude, the enhancement and the maturation, along with their respective key characteristics and operational undertakers, among aspects discussed. This article provides theoretical thinking and exploration into the model of innovative paths for a metropolis to implement the National Rural Revitalization Strategy.