Shanghai Museum was established in 1952. It is on the People's Square in downtown Shanghai and dedicated to the art of ancient China. Everyone interested in the cultural leisure tourist can visit a unique place, which houses about 120 000 important historical artifacts.

The building itself was built according to the Taoist tradition. The base of the museum is in the form of a large square, which symbolizes earth. And it is a spherical dome, symbolizing the sky.

Inside the building is divided into 4 floors. In total, the museum is equipped with 3 exhibition halls and 11 galleries. Each room introduces the visitor with a certain kind of art of ancient China.

The museum has an impressive collection of bronzes. In total there are 400 such exhibits. The metal is always very appreciated in China. By the way, here it is kept one of the three "transparent" mirrors of bronze Ming Dynasty.

Shanghai Museum has an extensive collection of ceramics and pottery. Some items still belong to the Neolithic period. In addition, the museum houses a large number of jade, which is considered a symbol of wealth in China and has always venerated especially in this country.

In the galleries exhibited the best examples of Chinese painting and calligraphy, there is a hall with Chinese furniture of the highest quality, the Shanghai collection is considered one of the best in the world.