The Shanghai Museum is a municipal public museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.
Shanghai Museum
Exterior of Shanghai Museum
Carved lacquer furniture
You with zigzag thunder pattern, early Zhou dynasty
Huangpu District, makes up the eastern part of Shanghai's traditional urban core and is today the most central of Shanghai's 16 districts. Huangpu district is the seat of municipal government, includes key attractions such as The Bund and the Old City God Temple, as well as popular shopping districts such as Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, and Xintiandi. The Huangpu District is one of the most densely populated urban districts in the world.
People's Square
Commercial buildings near the City God Temple, in the former Nanshi District
Nanjing Road pedestrian mall, perhaps the busiest retail street in the city, in the pre-merger Huangpu district
A quiet leafy street in the former Shanghai French Concession, part of which eventually became Luwan district