Shanghai Museum

The Shanghai Museum is located in People’s Square, in the heart of Shanghai. The first thing to notice when visiting the museum is the building itself. The circular dome and the square base, according to Taoist teaching, symbolize heaven and earth respectively. The museum was founded in the middle of the XX century. Today, the four-storey building of the Shanghai Museum is equipped with the latest equipment, and on each floor there is a resting place and souvenir shops.

The museum contains a colossal collection of both ancient works of art and creations of contemporaries. It houses valuable ceramics, a collection of ancient coins, Chinese painting and even traditional Chinese furniture. The museum also houses a library with about 200,000 books and manuscripts on Chinese history and culture.