ShanghaiHistoryMuseumisalandmarkmuseumthatcomprehensivelyreflectsthelocalhistoryofShanghai.TheShanghaiMuseumofHistoryhasatotalcollectionofabout110,000piecesin15categories:painting,metal,ceramics,crafts,badges,literature,printing,textiles,stonecarvings,coins,photographs,paper-cuts,stamps,recordsandothermiscellaneousitems.ThebuildingoftheShanghaiMuseumofHistoryistheoriginalShanghaiHorseRacingBuilding,whichwasrebuiltin1934,bearingthememoryofseveralgenerationsofshanghainese.ItisabestplacetoknowthehistoryofShanghai.
TheShanghaiRailwayMuseumwasbuiltontheoriginalsiteoftheShanghaiRailwayStation(OldNorthStation),whichwasbuiltin1909andhasaBritishclassicalarchitecturalstyle.ItisnowaShanghaiscienceeducationbase.Guidedbythescientificconceptofdevelopment,theShanghaiRailwayMuseumuseshistoricalmaterialsandrealobjectsasthemaincarrierstoshowthehistoryoftheShanghaiandEastChinaRailwaysoverthepast100yearssincetherailwayenteredChinainthe1960sand1970s.Hereyoucanseethereallocomotiveandvarioustrainpartsequipmentaswellassimulationmodels.
ChinaMaritimeMuseum,thefullnameof“ShanghaiChinaMaritimeMuseum”,isthefirstnational-levelnauticalmuseumapprovedbytheStateCouncilinChinaandisjointlybuiltbytheMinistryofTransportandtheShanghaiMunicipalGovernmentinShanghai.Thethemeofthemuseumis“Navigation”,whichisdividedintosixexhibitionhalls:nauticalhistory,ship,navigationandport,maritimeandmaritimesafety,seafarersandmilitarynavigation.YoucanlearnabouttheevolutionofChineseshipbuildinghistoryandnavigationtechnologythroughvariousshipmodelsandgraphicintroductions,aswellasphysicaldisplayofmarineequipment.
KnownasthemostbeautifulmuseuminShanghai,ShanghaiLiuliChinaMuseumistheonlyglassartmuseuminShanghai,coveringanareaof2,400squaremeters.ThisvisuallystunningmuseumteachesvisitorsaboutthehistoryofglassinancientChina,aswellastheskillandlaborinvolvedincreatingit.OneofthemostimpressivepiecesondisplayistheGuanyinstatue,whichtook10yearstocreate.Thisthree-dimensionalrestorationworkisderivedfromtheYuanDynastymuralsintheMogaoGrottoesinDunhuang,measuring4.5metersintotal,istheonlynon-glassworkinthemuseum.