Authoritative Guide for Shanghai Tourist and Event Information
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
Museum of Oriental Musical Instruments
 
 
﹛﹛Located inside the Shanghai Conservatory of Musicㄛ the museum has collected and displayed more than 400 instruments. It has 4 parts, the Chinese ancient instruments, the present Chinese instruments, the instruments of China*s minority nationalities and those of the foreign minority nationalities.
﹛﹛The musical instruments of the foreign minority nationalities are from
Koreaㄛ Indiaㄛ Japanㄛ Indonesiaㄛ Thailandㄛ Russiaㄛ Australia and West African countries and regions..
Add: 20 Fenyang Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 64370137-2134
 
 
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Shanghai Wild Insects Museum
 
 
﹛﹛Shanghai Natural Wild Insects Museumㄛ located between the Riverside Promenade and the Oriental Pearl TV Towerㄛ is the first of its kind in Chinaㄛserving as a center for tourismㄛappreciation and scientific educationㄝ
﹛﹛Walking into the museumㄛyou will find yourself amidst a rural scenery. There are insect species from different ecological environments of waterㄛ desertㄛrain forestㄛislandsㄛand marshesㄝYou will experience the miraculous charm of Natureㄝ
﹛﹛The museum is divided into the Insect CorridorㄛValley of ButterfliesㄛCaves of Amphibious ReptilesㄛEcological Touching AreaㄛTropical Rain ForestㄛDesert Dragon and Scientific Education Classroomㄝ
﹛﹛There visitors may not only see many different kinds of live insects but also learn of the mysteries and interesting stories about the insect world and increase their knowledgeㄝ
Add: 1 Fenghe RdㄛPudong
Tel: 021-58406950
Visiting Hours: 9:00-16:40
Admission: Adult 15 yuanㄛ Children 10 yuan
Traffic: Bus line 43ㄛ 89ㄛ 742ㄛ 932ㄛ etc.
www.shinsect.com
 
 
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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
 
 
﹛﹛Hundreds of millions of people have flocked through the doors of Madame Tussauds since they first opened over 200 years ago and it remains as popular today as it ever was. There are many reasons for this enduring successㄛthe most important reason is the people*s curiosity. Visitors will have an opportunity to take an emotionally journey through the realms of the powerful and famous celebrities.
Add: 10/Fㄛ New World Department Storeㄛ No. 2-26 Nanjing Xi Roadㄛ
Tel: 021-63587878
Visiting hours: 10:00a.m.-10:00p.m.; Box office open: 10:00a.m.-9:00p.m.
Admission: Adultㄛ 125 yuan; Senior citizen (65-year-old and plusㄛ valid ID needed)ㄛ 75 yuan; Children less than 1.2 meter in heightㄛ 75 yuan; Infants and children less than 0.8 meter in heightㄛ free; Visiting group of more than 10 people need to make appointments ahead of time.
Traffic: Metro line 1 and Metro line 2ㄛ People*s Square Station
www.madame-tussauds.com.cn
 
 
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Navy Shanghai Museum
 
 
﹛﹛The Navy Shanghai Museum consists of 4 exhibition halls. The exhibition of the navy history: ?there are over 5ㄛ000 pictures and over
1ㄛ500 objectsㄛdescribing the historical evolution of China*s Coastal Defenseㄛmodern history of China*s territorial seaㄛthe composition of the history of development of the People*s Navy.
Exhibition of Navy Equipment: over 1ㄛ000 pictures and 500 pieces of armsㄛ ship and plane models ㄛ Showroom of Ships and Planesㄛ shooting range for light-duty arms.
Exhibition of Marine Education: consisting of marine wonders and marine art, the mysterious and beautiful sea worldㄛmagnificent objects in the seaㄛover 1ㄛ000 artworks of paintingsㄛsculpturesㄛporcelainㄛand wax printing and over 1ㄛ000 pictures. All these vividly impress one with the sense of national territoryㄛmarine economy and marine culture.
Add: 68 Tanghou Roadㄛ Wusongㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-56163295
 
 
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Shanghai Museum of TCM
 
 
﹛﹛Shanghai TCM Museumㄛthe museum of the profound TCM and TCM cultureㄛwas opened in the new campus of Shanghai TCM University in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Parkㄛ Pudong New Area in October 2004. The museum consists of three parts: the Medical History Museum of Shanghai TCM University/ Chinese Medical Associationㄛ the Specimen Room of Chinese Herbal Medicine and the earliest and currently the largest TCM history museum in China founded in July 1938ㄛ covers more than 14ㄛ000 TCM from the Stone Age to contemporary time and offers an insight into the historical facts and major achievements of TCM development in the last 5ㄛ000 years. In additionㄛ as the educational base of All-China and Shanghai Municipal Science Popularizationㄛ the Museum plays an important role in understanding TCM historyㄛ publicizing TCM knowledge and promoting international medical exchange. The Specimen Room of Chinese herbal medicineㄛ founded in 1958ㄛ covers more than 3ㄛ000 items of Chinese herbal medicine and prepared herbal products to illustrate the form and function of Chinese herbal medicine and disseminate the relevant knowledge. The Exhibition Room of the University Historyㄛ founded in 2004ㄛ covers more than 700 items involving pictures and objects. It shows the development process of the Shanghai TCM University since its foundation in 1958.
Add: 1200 Cailun Roadㄛ Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Parkㄛ Pudong New Areaㄛ
Tel: 021-51322710˙51322712
Admission: Adultㄛ 15 yuan; visiting groups with more than 10 peopleㄛ 12 yuan each
Visiting hours: 9:00 每 16:00ㄛ closed every Monday
Traffic: Zhangnan Bus Lineㄛ Tangchuan Bus Lineㄛ Daqiao 5 Bus Lineㄛ Daqiao 6 Bus Lineㄛ Metro Line 2 Zhangjiang Station
www.stcmm.org
 
 
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Shanghai City History Development Exhibition Hall
 
 
﹛﹛Shanghai City History Development Exhibition Hall is located on the first floor of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower with an exhibition area of 10ㄛ000 square meters. The museum adopts the display with ※real objects in the scenes§ supplemented with high-tech methodsㄛ combining cultural relicsㄛ stage propertiesㄛ modelsㄛ sound and light into one. The museum consists of 7 parts: The Origin of Huating (ancient Shanghai); Features of the Urban City; Glimpses of the Open Port; a 10-mile Street of Foreign Flavor; Old Traces on the Sea; an Exhibition of Architecture; and Good Times of Csrs and Carriages. The exhibition demonstrates to visitors the folk customs and habits of old Shanghai citizens.
Add: 1 Pudong Century Boulevard
Tel: 021-58791888
Traffic: Metro Line 2 (Lujiazui Station)ㄛ Bus line 85ㄛ 82ㄛ 81
 
 
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Shanghai Postal Museum
 
 
﹛﹛On 1 January, 2006, the rebuilt Shanghai postal building opened to the public. The Shanghai Postal Museum , the first postal museum in China is in this building. With a space of 8000 square meters, there is the duplicated horse-drawn carriage used in 1909, the truck model used in 1917. All these relics reappear the postal development and changes.
In the museum there is also a postage stamp hall, with stamps of the only existing copy,? also precious stamps and designs.
Add: 250 Bei Su zhou Road
Tel: 021-63936666
Open time: ?09:00-1600? Every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday? ?????
Traffic: Sightseeing Bus 10, Bus line 14, 17, 19, 21, 25, 65, 66, 220, 928, 939
 
 
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The Museum of Natural Sciences
 
 
﹛﹛The Museum of Natural Sciences under the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (the former body is Shanghai Museum of Natural History) was established in 1956. It moved to the current site at No. 260 Yan'an East Road in 1958. Guo Moruoㄛ former president of Chinese Academy of Sciencesㄛ made superscription for it. Tan Jiazhenㄛ an academician has served as the curator of the museum.
The museum has 3000 pieces of rare animals specimen in its 3000 square meters exhibiting hallsㄛ covering all the species. It is one of the biggest nature sciences museums of the country. There are halls for dinosaursㄛ paleontology historyㄛ palaeoanthropology historyㄛ ancient carcassㄛ invertebrateㄛ fishㄛ amphibious animalㄛ reptileㄛ birdㄛ mammalㄛ public science education and gift shops. 
With specimen as the convincing evidenceㄛ the museum aims to reveal the origin of the nature and its evolving rulesㄛ in an effort to popularize science knowledge.
Add: No. 260 Yan'an Dong Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-63213508
Visiting Hours: 9:00--17:00; Box office open: 9:00--15:30; Closed on Monday
Admission: Adultㄛ 5 yuan; Senior citizens aged over 70ㄛ active army members and disabled enjoy free visit with valid ID; Group visit of students (including children at kindergartens) is freeㄛ but has to make appointments ahead of time.
Traffic: Metro line 2ㄛ etc.
www.sstm.org.cn/english/hall7.htm
 
 
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Liu li Gong Fang
 
 
﹛﹛Liu Li Gong Fang is the name of a remarkable new museum in Shanghai that morphs into a wine bar in the evening.
Situated adjacent to the trendy Xintiandi area, ?the exterior fa?ade is imposing simple yet grand. Easily land-marked by a large piece of sculpture in the shape of a huge golden ※Mudan§(China*s national flower, peony) which protrudes imposingly from the exterior wall of the building.
Showcasing the ancient Chinese Liuliㄛ the works of Emile Galleㄛ the contemporary glass art and the signature works of Yang Hui shanㄛ it is a place of enjoyment.
Add: No.156-158ㄛ Xin Tian Diㄛ Madang Road
Tel: 021-53829886
Visiting Hours: 10:00-19:30
 
 
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Shanghai Railway Museum
 
 
﹛﹛The railway is an important milestone during the evolution of the human civilization. Karl Marx once referred to it as the pioneer of modern industry. The railway in Chinaㄛformally started itself from Wu Song railway in 1876ㄛ has gone through an uneasy period in the old China. After the People*s Republic of China has been foundedㄛ the railway is again controlled by the people. Since thenㄛ the new railway system has began to develop itself quickly and healthily.
Based on the historical materials and objects as referenceㄛ the Railway Museum has demonstrated the development of the railway in Shanghai and East China during the past 100 and more years. By describing the past and present situation of the railwayㄛ the museum intends to let people know and be familiar with the railwayㄛ obtain some knowledge and concern about the railway.
Add: 200 Tianmu Dong Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-51221130˙51221575
Visiting Hours: 9:00 每 16:30 on Tuesdayㄛ Thursdayㄛ Friday and Saturday
 
 
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Shanghai Geological Museum
 
 
﹛﹛The Shanghai Geological Museum is located in the Lingkong Agriculture Garden. It is only 15 minutes of drive from Pudong International Airport. It used to be called " The Back Garden of Pudong International Airport". Furthermoreㄛ the museum is one of the "Ten Municipal Projects for popular education in 2004"
The Museum established 10 years agoㄛhas an area of 3800 square meters. There is also a "Theme Park§ in the garden.
A lot of wonderful mineral crystalsㄛsuch as Calcite crystalㄛ Quarts crystal and Fluorite crystal collected in the museum are shared with the public. The red gypsum crystal comes from an ore hole which is over 600 meters underground and 5 years of explosion. The intergrowth ore of calite and green fluorite weight up to 1.5 tonsㄛ it can be rated as the unique one in the world.
There is a huge wooden fossil tree discovered in Xinjiangㄛ its intact trunks is 38 meters long and its girth is nearly 3.6 meters.
Add: No.1 Huazhou Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-68782557
Visiting Hours: 8:30 每 17:00
 
 
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China Dairy Museum
 
 
﹛﹛The plan to build China Dairy Museum was presented by China Dairy Industry Association and China Dairy Cattle Association in 2000 and was invested by Bright Diary & Food. ?Opened In November 2001ㄛthe China Dairy Museum covers three big exhibition zones in the space of 1ㄛ000 square meters showing the development information of China dairy in each historical eras.
As one of the key municipal projectsㄛ the museum was enlarged with another 300 square metersㄛand the original area was also renovated. It will play a greater role in showing dairy culture.? With the hi-tech, the Bright Diary & Food annotates a new concept of the dairy products.
Add: 467 Wanrong Road
Tel: 021-56658452
Admission: free
Visiting Hours: 9:00 每 16:30
Traffic: Metro line 1ㄛ Bus line 40ㄛ 46ㄛ 741ㄛ 253ㄛ 95
www.dmchina.net
 
 
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C.Y. Tung Maritime Museum
 
 
﹛﹛Located in Shanghai Jiao Tong University (established 1896)ㄛ the C.Y. Tung Maritime Museum is jointly founded by Hong Kong*s Tung Foundation and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The two-storyㄛ western-style building with a charming center courtyard was built ninety years ago. It was at one time the students* dormitory.? The 600m2 exhibition space houses the Chinese Maritime History Gallery and the C.Y. Tung Gallery. The former contains a permanent exhibition of mapsㄛ photographsㄛarchival materialㄛmaritime trade routes and their artifactsㄛ reflecting China*s maritime history since the Neolithic Period. Through the permanent display of objectsㄛ photographsㄛ archival materialㄛ and ship modelsㄛ the C.Y. Tung Gallery attempts to portray the legendary life of ?C. Y. Yung,? the one of the ※Seven Sea Barons of the World§.
Add: 1954 Huashan Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-62932403
Visiting Hours: 13:30 每 17:00 on Tuesday to Sunday
 
 
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Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum
 
 
﹛﹛In the main building of the museum is the exhibition hall for folk artsㄛ carvings and embroideriesㄛcomposing 10 specialized workshops staffed with 50 professional artisans. The exhibits and collections in the museum and research institute are the masterpieces of modern and contemporary arts and crafts. There are shops in the museum and the research institute offering art works, arts and crafts and tourist souvenirs.
Add: 79 Fenyang Road
Tel: 021-64311431
Visiting Hours: 9:00 每 17:00
 
 
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Shanghai Museum of Public Security
 
 
﹛﹛Shanghai Museum of Public Security is the first one of this kind in China. It includes 9 exhibition halls with a collection of about 3000 pieces from the late Qing Dynasty till now.
The exhibition hall of the history of public security has 1000 material objects recording the development history of the Shanghai Public Security since its establishment in 1854. There are also the prison exhibition, fire control exhibition, equipments exhibition and etc. ?
Add: 518 Ruijin Nan Road
Tel: 021-64720256
Admission: Adultㄛ 8 yuan; Childrenㄛ 5 yuan.
Visiting Hours: 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. on Monday to Saturday
Traffic: Bus line 43ㄛ 89ㄛ ect.
www.policemuseum.com.cn/en
 
 
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Huang Daopo Memorial Hall
 
 
﹛﹛The Memorial Hall is composed of 3 exhibition rooms. The main room is the display of photosㄛ written text and household commodities that exhibit the life story of Huang Daopo and her contribution to China*s textile industry. The other 2 rooms are the display of the changes in spinning and weaving tools, machines and cotton-made products of different periods.
Add: ?near Huafa Road
Tel: 021-63963328
Visiting Hours: 9:00 每 16:00
 
 
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Exhibition Hall of Shanghai Aerospace
 
 
﹛﹛Located in Caohejing High-Tech Areaㄛ The Exhibition Hall of the Shanghai Aerospace Science and Technology is more than 1ㄛ000 square meters. It shows the 4 series products of Shanghai Aerospace --- missileㄛ spacecraftㄛ satellite and launch vehiclesㄛ as well as the aerospace experts.
By adopting real and high-tech waysㄛ the exhibition hall reveals the mystery of SAST. The real HQ-61 missileㄛit was exhibited on the 50 anniversary military review of the Chinese National Day. The ?high-gradeㄛprecise and advanced industrial products are the first time exhibit. The CZ-4 launch vehicleㄛ Shen Zhou spaceshipㄛ CK-1ㄛ FY-1 and FY-2 satellites are also exhibited. The demonstration of Shen Zhou spaceship*s launchingㄛ the vivid field show of missile firing as well as the exciting programs are available on the exhibition.
Through the demonstration and exhibition, the hall reveals the achievements of the Shanghai Aerospaceㄛ demonstrates the high-tech level of the Shanghai Aerospace.
Add: 222 Caoxi Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-64820694
 
 
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Shanghai Entomological Museum
 
 
﹛﹛Shanghai Entomological Museum is affiliated to the Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences.
Shanghai Entomological Museum has collected more than one million insect specimens. Among the collectionsㄛthere are a great number of animals on the brink of extinction and the insect specimens of quarantine. The museum is a large-scale professional entomological museum in Chinaㄛ and also is the only professional institution on insect specimens collection in East China.
Add: 300 Fenglin Road
Tel: 021-54924191
Visiting Hours: 9:00 每 17:00
 
 
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Hand-printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall
 
 
﹛﹛Blue nankeen has long been the most popular hand-woven and hand-printed fabric favored by Chinese ordinary people. Although blue nankeen is not as luxuriant as silk fabricㄛ its artistic achievement is never in the shade. Same as blue glazed porcelain of Song Dynastyㄛ it also reflects deep cultural taste and artistic touch which features a sharp contrast of blue and white. People often find themselves engrossed in an involuntary admiration of its purity of traditional folk culture.
A Japanese friend, Madam KU Bo MA SAㄛwho has contributed a lot to Sino-Japan friendship for many yearsㄛ collected many Blue Nankeen rarities scattered in ordinary hands in tens of years. With the help of the ?Shanghai Textile Imp. & Exp. Corporationㄛthe China Hand-printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall was open to the public.
Add: No.24ㄛ Lane 637ㄛ Changle Roadㄛ Shanghai
Tel: 021-54037947
Visiting Hours: 9:00 每 17:00
 
 
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WuLiXiangㄜShikumen Openhouse
 
 
﹛﹛Wulixing means ※home§ in Shanghai dialect. "Dao Wulixiang Lai Zuo Zuo" means coming to my house and sitting for a while. "Open House" in English refers to the custom of neighbours informally dropping in for a visit to one's home. "Open House" follows on in meaning from "Open Invitation".
The "Wulixiang" museum at Shanghai Xintiandi presents an authentic recreation of a typical Shikumen house built in the 1920*s? ㄛit offers a place to cherish the old Shanghai and recall the past events.
Add: No.25ㄛLane181ㄛTaicang Road
Tel: 021-33070337
Visiting Hours: Sunday to Thursday: 10:30am〞22:30pm; Friday to Saturday: 11:00am---23:00pm
Admission: Per Adult: RMB 20; Per Senior Citizen Aged 60 or Above: RMB10; Per Child Aged 3--12: RMB10
 
 
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Shanghai Astronomy Museum
 
 
﹛﹛Built in 2004, the museum has a floor space of 2000 square meters. There are astronomical instruments and other equipments, time and humen hall, science and tech hall, astronomy exchanging hall and meridian instrument room.
Add: on top of the She shan hill
Tel: 021-64696271
Open time: 08:15-16:30
Traffic: Shang-she line
 
 
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