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Nanjing Road: Chinese innovation in the world of displays

Smart Cities by Giuseppe Lombardo and Marco Scuderi

Nanjing Road: Chinese innovation in the world of displays

Nanjing Road, the most famous shopping street in Shanghai, is far more than a shopping destination. It is becoming a world reference point for technological innovation in the display sector, offering a glimpse of how technology can be built into the urban environment to create engaging and memorable experiences.

A Hub of Technological Innovation

Nanjing Road has become a symbol of China’s technological ambition. Here, fitting the most advanced screens into existing architecture is not only a matter of appearance, but a statement of intent: to show the world what the country can do. This reflects a wider trend in China, where cities such as Nanjing are investing heavily in technology to compete with Silicon Valley and to support the strategic plan “Made in China 2025”

Screens That Merge with the Architecture

One of the distinctive features of the screens on Nanjing Road is the way they are built into their surroundings. Rather than being simple additions, these screens are often merged with architectural elements, creating installations that blur the line between art, technology and urban space

Nanjing Road at night in Shanghai: illuminated signs and large screens on the façades, crowds of passers-by

Curved LED screen wrapping around the base of a building, showing an image of the moon

Innovative Video Content

Beyond the advanced hardware, Nanjing Road stands out for the creative and original video content shown on the screens. From striking 3D animations to absorbing visual narratives, these screens do not simply show advertising: they offer artistic experiences that capture the public’s imagination

Building with a curved blue LED façade at a Nanjing Road junction, with traffic in the foreground

An open-air laboratory

Nanjing Road in Shanghai has become an open-air laboratory for digital display technologies, radically changing the urban visual experience and setting a reference point for innovation in the sector. The innovations are not limited to the quality of the screens: they also concern how the screens are built into the architecture and the digital content itself, redefining the way citizens and visitors experience urban space.

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