Overview:
Really well done, the Shanghai Municipal History Museum is a wonderful introduction to the city's interesting history. The museum if fun for children and adults. Multitudes of dioramas and models of Shanghai's historical streets give the visitor an eye into what life was like before private cars and skyscrapers ruled Shanghai.
Really well done, the Shanghai Municipal History Museum is a wonderful introduction to the city's interesting history. The museum if fun for children and adults. Multitudes of dioramas and models of Shanghai's historical streets give the visitor an eye into what life was like before private cars and skyscrapers ruled Shanghai.
Location:
The museum is located at the bottom of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower - that crazy rocket of a building in Pudong with the tripod and the pink balls. You can buy an entrance ticket to visit only the museum without having to bother with the crowds that head up to the top of the tower.
The museum is located at the bottom of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower - that crazy rocket of a building in Pudong with the tripod and the pink balls. You can buy an entrance ticket to visit only the museum without having to bother with the crowds that head up to the top of the tower.
Features:
- First hall full of life-like manikins performing the traditional activities of life in a farming and fishing society. This transitions into scenes from traditional city life: a Chinese medicine stall, a tea-house, a cloth shop, etc.
- Second hall full of scenes from Shanghai's foreign concession history. See what life was like for foreigners living among the Shanghainese during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The dioramas are amazingly detailed, especially the street scenes of shops and entertainment districts.
- Third hall full of scale models of Shanghai's most famous buildings.
Getting There:
- Metro: Lujiazui metro stop
- Taxi to Dong Fang Ming Zhu (pronounced "dong fahng ming ju")
Essentials:
- Admission fee: 35rmb (US$ 4.30), audio tour 30rmb (US$3.70)
- Opening hours: 8am-9:30pm
- Recommended time for visit: one and a half hours
Tips:
Not to miss:
Not to miss:
- The diorama of the Bund - with a day to night lighting feature that includes streetcar sounds and lights in the windows,
- The diorama of the Dangui Teahouse including a Peking Opera soundtrack
