This article argues that the history of Shanghai as a socialistic city after 1949, consciously or unconsciously, has been falsified, neglected and even forgotten in current city studies.

• 摘要近年来都市研究中出现了一种“上海热”现象，但其中1949年以后上海作为“社会主义城市”的历史经验被有意无意地改写、忽略和遗忘。