Researches on tourist behaviors lie as the very foundation of tourism market exploitation, tourism
resources development,
as well as tourism planning. With personal sampling survey results of inbound foreigner market structure of Shanghai and behaviors of tourists of this market, the paper applied basic principles of tourism geography and psychological and comparative analysis research methods, emphasized on exploring into selection preferences and rules of behaviors of tourists from different countries according to their tourism
resources selections, transportation selections, food and drink, lodging, shopping and entertainment selections. Results of the analysis show that foreign tourists to Shanghai prefer visiting tourism resources of peculiar tastes like cultural relics, landscapes and folk customs and culinary products; traveling individually rather than in groups; tasting food and drinks of distinctive Chinese flavors; shopping crafts, dresses, silky textiles and works of arts; enjoying entertainments of folk cultural characteristics and adventurous features; staying in hotels of advantageous geographical locations, of reasonable price, guaranteed security and full equipment.