The Shanghai press conference was held on July 23 to explain the “15th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a Socialist International Cultural Metropolis in Shanghai”. Fang Shizhong, executive vice minister of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and director of the Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Office, said that in 2025, enterprises in cultural and related industries in Shanghai achieved revenue exceeding 1.4 trillion yuan for the first time, and the revenue of enterprises in the new cultural business increased 10.0% year-on-year, accounting for 56.6% of the city's cultural revenue. In 2025, Shanghai received 9.362 million inbound visitors and has become the “first stop for inbound tourism in China”.

The Shanghai press conference was held on July 23 to explain the “15th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a Socialist International Cultural Metropolis in Shanghai”. Fang Shizhong, executive vice minister of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and director of the Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Office, said that in 2025, enterprises in cultural and related industries in Shanghai achieved revenue exceeding 1.4 trillion yuan for the first time, and the revenue of enterprises in the new cultural business increased 10.0% year-on-year, accounting for 56.6% of the city's cultural revenue. In 2025, Shanghai received 9.362 million inbound visitors and has become the “first stop for inbound tourism in China”.