The innovative practice of grassroots social governance in Shanghai has been advancing in sync with the development and opening up of Shanghai's Pudong New Area (hereinafter referred to as “Pudong”). The development and opening up of Pudong, which began in the 1990s, is undoubtedly a milestone decision in Shanghai's modernization development and reform and opening-up endeavors. Over the past two decades of development and opening up, Pudong's economic and social construction has achieved tremendous success, rapidly transforming from a rural-dominated marginal suburb into a modern new urban area. These changes have further posed new requirements and challenges for social governance and construction, especially grassroots social governance.