“If you ask my son if he will go to the moon in his lifetime, he will say ‘yes’,” said our guide during a recent visit to Shanghai. Despite the turbulent history China has endured, Shanghai is a strikingly modern place where anything is possible—the entire financial district, Pudong, was created in a mere 30 years and now boasts the world’s second-tallest building—and nothing is too outlandish or out-of-reach to be attempted. This attitude has cultivated an innovative spirit in the creative indu...