Shanghai History Museum - Get to Know Shanghai

Transportation: Subway Line 1/2/8, People's Square Station, Exit 11. Tips: The museum is free to enter, and a special jewelry exhibition called "Awakening" is now open on the first floor. The view from the museum's rooftop is also great, so don't miss it. The Shanghai History Museum is located on the west side of People's Park, next to the Shanghai Grand Theater. While the Shanghai Museum focuses on ancient history and culture, the Shanghai History Museum is a history of the formation and development of Shanghai, with a focus on modern history. The Shanghai History Museum was originally the Shanghai Race Club building, built in 1933, because the predecessor of People's Square was the racecourse of the British Concession, and the Shanghai Race Club building was diagonally opposite to the former Shanghai's den of iniquity - the Paramount. The ancient part of the history museum is actually similar to the ancient history of many places, and the unearthed artifacts are also similar, but the modern history part is the most worth watching carefully. Some of the once nationally famous national brands can still be found on the century-old Nanjing Road, while others are just a name in the museum's exhibits. In addition to learning about the development and growth of Shanghai's national industry, the modern history section also provides an insight into the revolutionary history of Shanghai. After carefully watching all the exhibits, you will realize that Shanghai is far from the Shanghai you think it is, and here is an unbridled Shanghai, a living Shanghai. For a city, liking it is not only because of its present and future, but also its past.