中国正处在经济的高速发展时期，从现在开始的未来20年内，中国全面建设小康社会，人民的生活质量不断提高。上海正在为建成国际经济、金融、贸易、航运中心之一的目标而努力，未来上海将以结构调整、功能提升和布局优化为着眼点，大踏步向建设世界城市的战略设想迈进。上海拥有优越的地理位置、完善的基础设施、独特的文化和较高的消费水平，并以长江三角洲地区为依托，已经成为中国目前最大的旅游市场之一。2001年，上海接待国际游客 204万人次，接待国内游客8254万人次，上海发展超大型主题公园的时机已经成熟。

China， a country enjoying a high speed in its economic development， is expected to bring about a moderate prosperity as a whole in the coming 20 years， with the living standard of people improved on a daily basis. Shanghai is now working on its goal of building itself into an international centre of economy， finance， trade and navigation. With its efforts focused on the restructuring of its economic structure， the updating of its functions and the optimization of its economic sectors， Shanghai is well on its way to be an international city. [Shanghai， backed by the Yangtze River Delta， has now become one of the largest tourist markets in China thanks to its perfect location， excellent infrastructures， unique cultures and a quite mature consumer market.] In 2001， Shanghai hosted 2.04 million foreign people and 82.54 Chinese people respectively. Shanghai is now ready for the building of large-scale theme parks.