Shanghai Jiaotong University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Theatre Academy. According to the inquiry of official website Education Bureau, Shanghai Third Circle is planned according to the scope of Shanghai Jiaotong University, East China Normal University and Shanghai Theatre Academy. Shanghai, referred to as "Shen" for short, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a megacity and the core city of Shanghai metropolitan area.