Shanghai Museum
201 Renmin Ave, RenMin GuangChang, Huangpu Qu, China, 200003
| +86 21 6372 3500
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Shanghai Museum
Shanghai Museum is located on People's Square, the site of a former horse-racing track. Designed in the shape of an ancient bronze cooking vessel called a ding, the museum showcases antiquities from every era of Chinese history, including handsome carved-wood furniture, calligraphy, paintings (mostly classical-style landscapes), and ancient coins. The museum’s collection is enormous; of particular interest is the Chinese Minority Nationalities gallery, with displays of the colorful traditional clothing of several of China’s ethnic groups, including those of the Miao and Yi peoples.More Recommendations
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over 4 years ago
Shanghai Museum
What was once a horse-racing course is now Shanghai’s main public square, People's Square, and located on it is the Shanghai Museum. Designed in the shape of an ancient bronze cooking vessel called a ding, the museum showcases all manner of antiquities, including works in ceramic, bronze and jade, as well as furniture, calligraphy, paintings and ancient coins. Of particular interest is the Chinese Minorities gallery, with displays of the colorful traditional clothing of several of China’s ethnic groups.
