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Introduction
Shanghai History Museum is located on the first floor of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower with an exhibition area of 10,000 square meters. The museum adopts the display with “real objects in the scenes” supplemented with high-tech methods, combining cultural relics, stage properties, models, sound and light into one. The exhibition demonstrates to visitors the folk customs and habits of old Shanghai citizens.
The Shanghai History Museum was established in 1983 as the "Shanghai History & Cultural Relics Showroom". It first opened to the public on May 27, 1984 on the premises of the Shanghai Agriculture Exhibition.The museum was moved to a new location (1286 Hong Qiao Road) and renamed into "Shanghai History Museum" in 1991.The main museum was closed due to land redevelopment in 1999, but "temporary" exhibitions of the museum's holdings continue to be mounted elsewhere. Since May 2001, the museum has maintained an exhibition room at the base of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Lujiazui, called the "Shanghai History and Development Exhibition", where select items from the museum's collection can be viewed by the public
Tourists can learn shanghai municipal history in a vivid way through the display of valuable relics, documents, pictures and advanced audio-visual devices. the show is made up of six parts: leased territory, old municipal construction and street scenes, urban economy in modern shanghai, modern culture, city life and political changes, which fully displays a profound change happened in every aspects of shanghai
Collections
The collection of the Shanghai History Museum contains more than 30,000 items. Of these, about 18,000 items pertain to the modern history of the city, a portion of these items found its way into the museum from the governors of the Foreign Concessions.
Among those cultural relics, some important and rare relics we have to mention: Gu Embroidery: the Flowers, Insects and Fish Volume written by Han Xi'meng in Ming Dynasty; Hou Tongceng's Cursive Scroll; the Golden Classics collected by Qi Bao Temple; the ZhenYuan General Bronze Cannon left behind by the modern famous General Chen Huacheng; the big Hua Qian of Tai Ping Heavenly Kingdom; the old couple bronze lions located in front of the former HSBC; the mere stone of the French Concession and the mere stone of the Shanghai International Settlement in 1893.
Information
Address: 1 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai
Admission Fee: CNY 35
Telephone: +86 21 58791888
Subway Routes: Metro Line 2 and get off at Lujiazui Station
Opening Time: 09:00-17:00
Duration:6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities):Yuyuan Garden & Bazaar, Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road), Jade Buddha Temple, Old French Concession
Tour Style:Incredible Shanghai Highlights Day Tour suits travelers with just one day to see the city. A knowledgeable private Shanghai guide covers the main sights in a well-paced order, with commentary on local history, daily life, and how the city has changed. You can follow a ready-made plan or adjust it to your own interests. The route runs from the Bund waterfront and the Pudong skyline to the old lanes around Yuyuan and a slice of the Former French Concession, so you leave with a balanced first view of Shanghai. It works well for a short stay, a layover day, or anyone who wants the essentials covered in a single efficient day.
Duration:10 - 12 hours
Attractions(Cities):The hangzhou Westlake(includingThree Ponds Mirroring the Moon), Guo Garden, Drangon Well Tea Plantation, Bamboo lined path at Yunqi, Hefang Street.
Tour Style:This day trip links Shanghai to Hangzhou by coach and takes in the West Lake area at an easy pace. Start with a boat ride on West Lake to see the causeways and the hills across the water. Walk through a classic Hangzhou garden built along the shore, then head to Meijiawu, a tea village where you can watch Longjing leaves picked and roasted and drink a cup at the source. Near Yunqi there is time for a short walk through bamboo groves and shallow streams. The day ends on Hefang Street, the old market lane, for local snacks and handicrafts before the return to Shanghai.
Duration:9-10 hours
Attractions(Cities):Lingering Garden, Panmen Gate, Hanshan Temple, Shantang Street
Tour Style:Book this Shanghai to Suzhou day trip and reach Suzhou by bullet train in under 30 minutes. With a private guide you move through the old canals, stone streets, and classical gardens of the city. Entrance tickets are booked ahead, so you skip the ticket lines and start walking right away. The plan covers the well-known gardens and the narrow lanes beside the canals, and can be adjusted to what you want to see. It suits travelers who want a calm, well-organized look at the canal-and-garden heritage of Suzhou in a single day from Shanghai.
Duration:2 Days, 1 Night
Attractions(Cities):The Bund, Shanghai Tower, Nanjing Road, Old French Concession, Yuyuan Bazaar & Snack Street, Disneyland Park
Tour Style:This Shanghai vacation package is planned for families traveling with children. A private guide who works well with kids keeps the pace easy, builds in breaks, and explains each stop in a way both children and adults follow. The route covers Disneyland Park for rides and shows, the old snack and food street for local flavors, and the city skyline along the Bund and Shanghai Tower, with a walk through the old French Concession. Every stop has a real story behind it, so parents get the history and the children get something to look at. The mix of park time, food, and sightseeing is arranged to suit the interests of the whole family in one Shanghai day.
Duration:5 Days, 4 Nights
Attractions(Cities):Hangzhou: Westlake, Lingyin Temple, Leifeng Pagoda, Longjing Tea Village... Suzhou:Lingering Garden, Hanshan Temple, Tongli Water Town
Tour Style:Above there is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou is an old saying, and this 5-day tour covers all three cities on one private itinerary. A guide and a private vehicle handle the transfers between Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, so language and logistics are not your problem. The route gives you time on West Lake, a slow look inside a classical Suzhou garden with its rockeries and covered walkways, and a view of how people live and work in each city. You also visit a tea village south of Hangzhou and walk old streets that predate the modern skyline. It is a full introduction to the Yangtze delta for travelers who want the three cities covered together, at a steady pace, without arranging trains and tickets on their own.
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