Location: Shanghai
Top Things to do in Shanghai
Top Restaurants in Shanghai
- 1. Epicure on 45
- 2. Scena (The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong)
- 3. Flair Rooftop
- 4. Shanghai Haidilao Hot Pot (Zhangyang Road)
- 5. Jin Xuan Chinese Restaurant (The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong)
- 6. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet
- 7. Efes Restaurant Turkish & Mediterranean Cuisine
- 8. Tock's - A Montreal Deli
- 9. Goodfellas
- 10. The 1515 West, Chophouse & Bar
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Things to do in Shanghai, Shanghai Region: The Best History Museums
The largest city in China is also its most cosmopolitan, offering visitors a chance to experience the past, present, and future all at once. The Huangpu River splits Shanghai into two districts: Pudong and Puxi. The Pudong skyline looks like it was ripped from the Jetsons, with the bulbous Oriental Pearl TV and Radio Tower looking a bit like a two headed lollipop. On the Puxi side, you can walk the Bund riverside district to get a taste of old Shanghai.
Restaurants in Shanghai
1. Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 875 reviews
Reviewed By Athamese - San Francisco, United States
As others have written, this place has recently moved. Google Maps had it listed under its old location (in the basement of some apartment complex) but that's not right anymore. The address listed here is correct. No photos allowed in the museum, sadly, but it's well worth a visit. The posters all have translations of the captions into English (some in French, too) and many of them also have a few paragraphs of interpretation and context. My experience is that Chinese people use the word "propaganda" unironically and without any hint of negativity that English-speakers usually do. Looking at these posters, some of which I'd seen in books before, I was amazed at how quotidian some of them are, and how powerful and striking others were as well. I certainly appreciated the view into a part of Chinese history that gets represented through a particular lens in US education. I also appreciated looking at what is openly labeled propaganda, and how that made me think about what we see in the US that is not so openly labeled propaganda (but is obviously and clearly analogous). Take the time to visit this museum. It's got a great little gift shop where I bought far too many postcards, and they have a nice collection of books and even original copies of Mao's little red book in multiple languages. They also have posters of varying sizes for sale.
2. Shanghai Development Exhibition Hall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 748 reviews
Reviewed By MarkWaters1974 - Cambridge, New Zealand
We came here with my children 11 and 9 a few weeks ago. There were no line ups to get in which was great. The displays were well put together and gave a good insight into Shanghai’s past. Well worth the admission price. Take your time and enjoy. Great scale models and full size displays of Shanghai’s past.
3. Shanghai Tou-Se-We Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Tou-Se-We, literally meaning in Chinese “earth piled hills bay,” thus named because of its location at the southern end of Xujiahui connecting the bay of Zhaojiabang Creek where piles of earth formed hills as a result of river-way dredging. The original Tou-Se-We Orphanage was built in 1864 by the Jesuits in Shanghai, and was closed in 1960, lasting nearly a century.
4. Shanghai Guanfu Museum
5. Shanghai History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Vacation827330
I was supposed to go to "regular" museum, but lines were incredibly long, so my guide CELINE decided to try this museum. An unforgettable and not regrettable choice. Full of great information on the growth and development of this cosmopolitan city.
6. Waitan History Museum
7. Gaoqiao Museum of History and Culture
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
8. Zhang'ailing Former Home Changde Apartment
9. Shanghai City History Development Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By Hugary1 - Sydney, Australia
In the bottom section of the pearl Tower that can be incorporated into the Tower ticket. It outlines the historical development of the city. The Chinese do this type of exhibition very well. It is very well presented, the signage is in two languages and explains each exhibition clearly. There is a variety of diorama type exhibitions as well as physical items such as cars, buses and trams. If you go to the tower it is well worth a look. There is also on this level a kids toy area.
10. Guangfulin Ancient Relics Park
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