Shanghai has invited its residents to contribute ideas to its ambitious plan for development through 2040, aiming to lift the living, working and learning conditions of the city's people to a new high.

The public can provide opinions through September 21, officials said when publishing the proposed plan on Monday.

The basic philosophy of the development plan is to prioritize people as well as to further make Shanghai "a city of prosperity, innovation, happiness and humanity", said Zhuang Shaoqin, director of Shanghai's planning bureau.