Shanghai: A Six-Millennium History approaches the city’s rich historical heritage from multiple lenses, covering archaeology, history, art, culture, geography, science and technology, and economy. This book deeply explores the historical foundation underlying Shanghai’s development as the “Five Centers” of economy, trade, finance, shipping, science, and scientific innovation. It vividly traces the trajectory of Shanghai’s civilization spanning over 6,000 years. From serving as a crucible for integrating China's northern and southern cultures to becoming a bridge for East-West cultural exchanges, Shanghai has always embraced the world with an open and inclusive spirit while steadfastly progressing toward the future. This six-millennium path of development stands as a vivid embodiment of the continuity, unity, innovation, peacefulness, and inclusiveness of Chinese civilization, which shines with a unique brilliance in the ten-millennium cultural scroll of China and the five-millennium years of its civilization legacy.