The waterfront area as an important strategic region of the international metro cultural turn in urban planning and management through international experience area in Shanghai Xuhui District is the last remaining urban waterside area developed completely in Shanghai on a large scale and a complex of municipal fu waterfront landscape, urban waterside public space and industrial sites renovation Through field research and investigation, studying its planning history and interviewing, referencing cıatshei ss taurdtiiecsle analyses the rebuilding city image and place, the roles and responsibilities of government and public agencies in operational capacity, local culture production of value and wisdom, education of cultural rights and responsibilities in the development of cultural corridor Shanghai Xuhui District. In conclusion, it indicates a culture-centered concept key to sustainable development in Waterfront Area in Shanghai Xuhui District; a ne waterfront planning in contemporary metropolis that takes the middle path will em