Underground Advertising in China

We plan underground media across Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou in China. Once someone is inside the network they stay there for the whole journey, which is long enough to read a panel rather than glance at it. We book gates, platforms and carriages together. We check availability with the operator before you commit. Tell us the dates and the budget, and we will send a site list within 48 hours.

What is bookable underground in China?

Once someone is inside the network in Shanghai they stay for the whole journey. We check gates, platforms and carriages before you commit.

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Underground advertising in China: a walkway is lined with red 618 shopping posters, including the line 别光看.
Dior logo.
BMW logo.
McDonald's logo.
Montblanc logo.
Land Rover logo.
Amazon logo.
Samsung logo.
Sephora logo.
stc logo.
Domino's logo.
Tumi logo.
Samsonite logo.
Isabel Marant logo.
Binance logo.
Jimmy Choo logo.

Reach Chinese audiences with underground media in the places that matter.

Underground Advertising in China reaches Chinese audiences on the routes they already use. China's tier-one and tier-two cities offer landmark digital at the largest scale in the world. Shanghai's Bund, Beijing's Wangfujing, and the shopping streets of Guangzhou and Shenzhen anchor most national plans.

We plan underground media across Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. A launch, an always-on presence and a category takeover are built the same way: around the audience, the market and the creative. The proposal names the sites and the price.

Format Specifications

Underground Advertising in China is planned against the sites that exist in the market. Sizes and flight lengths below are what we book on a typical underground media campaign. The final specification is confirmed on the site.

Typical formats
Escalator Panels, Posters, Station Domination, Ticket Gateways
Common sizes
4, 6, 12, 16, 48 and 96-sheet posters, escalator panels and ticket-gate wraps
Locations
Underground and metro networks across Shanghai and Beijing
Typical duration
About 4 weeks for posters. Station dominations run 1 to 4 weeks
Best for
Brand awareness, product launches and category takeovers

Underground Advertising inChina with OOH Global

Choosing the right underground media placement in China starts with understanding who the campaign needs to reach and where those audiences move through the day.

Our team plans underground media across Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, matching sites against audience movement, campaign objectives and budget. From single-market launches through to national roll-outs across China, we manage every stage. Site selection, permits, production, install, day-one QA and reporting are all run under one roof.

Chinese coverage across Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou

800+

Outdoor moments planned, booked and delivered.

20+

20+ years of outdoor advertising experience.

Backed by local market planning and end-to-end campaign delivery

One Team. Every Step. No Friction

We help your brand go big, without overpaying or waiting weeks for quotes. From quoting, planning, booking, municipal approvals, production and installation, we handle it all under one roof.

Underground Advertising Formatsin China

China offers a range of underground media formats suited to different campaign objectives, locations and creative requirements.

Images below are for illustrative purposes only. They are not specific to one location.

  • London Underground advertising in the United Kingdom: Liberty posters reading A gift less ordinary line the wall beside an escalator.

    Escalator Panels

    Digital and static escalator panels on China's underground network give brands the closest thing outdoor has to a captive-screen moment on the ride between platform and street.

    Escalator panel advertising in China is one of the few outdoor surfaces that can run a sequence. The ride is slow and the sightline is fixed, so a story can unfold between street and platform.

  • London Underground platform advertising: a long Ripple poster along the tunnel wall reads Progress is worth more than promises, as a red train arrives.

    Posters

    4, 6, 12, 16, 48 and 96-sheet posters across China's underground network cover platforms, tunnels and station corridors. The same commuters pass them every weekday.

    Poster advertising in China scales from a 4-sheet in a corridor to a 96-sheet across the tracks. A single campaign can cover intimate station sites and landmark cross-track positions together.

  • London Underground station domination advertising in the United Kingdom: a Charlotte Tilbury takeover covers the walls, ceiling and floor of a tunnel.

    Station Domination

    A station domination in China is one journey: entrance, escalator, platform and gate, booked together at a flagship underground station.

    Station domination in China makes the commute the campaign. Entrance, escalators, platforms and gates are planned as one sequence, so the station itself carries the brand.

  • London Underground advertising in the United Kingdom: commuters pass ticket gates wrapped in Boss advertising.

    Ticket Gateways

    Branded ticket-gate wraps and adjacent portrait screens across China's underground stations deliver first-and-last brand touchpoints on every journey.

    Ticket gateway advertising in China sits on the start and end of every journey. Gate wraps and the screens beside them meet the same commuters twice a day, all week.

Where underground is booked

Available in 11 markets

Open a country brief for underground pricing, sample sites, and market notes.

Billboard advertising in China: twin roadside boards advertise the Cadillac XT5 beneath a highway overpass.

Why Advertise on Underground Advertising in China?

Reach the busiest corridors in China
The underground media sites we shortlist in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou sit on routes Chinese audiences already travel.
Plan across multiple cities
From single-city launches through to multi-market roll-outs across China, plans are shaped by audience, coverage and campaign objective.
Combine formats for scale and frequency
Underground Advertising in China pairs naturally with roadside, digital and transit media to build the sequence a launch needs from awareness through to recall.
Delivered under one team
Site selection, permits, production, install, day-one QA and reporting for underground media in China are managed under a single team from brief to launch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pricing depends on the format, site, duration and time of year. Premium underground media placements in Shanghai and Beijing sit at the top of the price band; regional and network buys are more efficient. Share your brief and target market and we'll shortlist a plan with transparent rates.

Underground Advertising opportunities are available across Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Sites include arterial routes, commercial districts, transport hubs and landmark corridors, depending on the format and campaign period.

The main formats we plan and book across China include Escalator Panels, Posters, Station Domination, Ticket Gateways. The right mix depends on the environment, the audience and the campaign objective.

Most underground media campaigns in China run on two-week or monthly cycles. For real brand recall, three to six months of always-on presence tends to work best, especially on premium sites.

Yes. We handle site selection, local compliance and booking directly, so brands entering China for the first time can launch without a local team on the ground. Creative approvals, permits and production are managed under one team.

Standard underground media campaigns can go live in three to four weeks. Landmark builds, station dominations and full facade formats typically need six to twelve weeks of lead time for permits, production and install.

Tell us the markets, the audience and the objective. Our specialists will build the plan and manage the campaign from briefing through to delivery.

Tell us the markets, the audience and the objective. Our specialist will come back with recommended formats, availability and next steps within 48 hours.

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