Abstract: Land Regulations was the primary basis of concessions’ existence and development, and played an important part in concessions’ construction. Land Regulations was the first City Planning Document and City Planning Law in modern Shanghai. The making of 1845 Land Regulations made a consideration of the tradition of both China and England and was the necessary result of the parties’ knowledge of concessions. The role that Land Regulations played in concessions’ construction showed in follows: confirming the boundary of concessions, laying down the subjects and principles of City Planning, and defining the content of City Planning.

Key words: Shanghai, Concession, Land Regulations, City Planning Law