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Shanghai Museum
In some so-called metropolitans,
there usually stand some super-sized museums, symbolizing
the mighty of the countries. Most of the advanced countries
regard the construction and development of the museum as
the most important symbol of the civilization of a city,
and even a nation.
Shanghai museum locates in the heart of
People¡¯s Square. It is 24 meters high with five
floors, covering a construction space of 38,000 sqm. The
design depends on the macro environment, standing out the
culture and tradition, which implies an artistic conception
of round dome and square earth. This construction is the
combination of modern technology and Chinese traditional
art. In the arrangement of visitors and functions, the museum
employs an open display, thus it solves the special demands
such as quake prevention, fire prevention, stealth prevention,
water prevention, dust prevention and light prevention,
and so on.
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Shanghai Museum, a museum of ancient Chinese
art museum, was founded in 1952. With a collection of over
120,000 pieces of cultural relics in twelve categories,
namely bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, paintings, jades,
numismatics, furniture, seals, coins, sculptures, minority
art and foreign art, Shanghai Museum is especially famous
for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics and paintings and
calligraphy. Its original address was 325 West Nanjing Road
in what was once the club of the Shanghai horse race course;
in 1959, it moved to 16 Henan South Road; in 1996, it moved
to the current building. The main 11 galleries in this museum
include: Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze, Galley of Ancient
Chinese Sculpture, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Ceramics,
Galley of Ancient Chinese Jades, Gallery of Ancient Chinese
Paintings, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy, Gallery
of Ancient Chinese Seals, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Numismatics,
Gallery of Chinese Furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasty and
Gallery of Arts and Crafts by Chinese Minority. There is
equipped with electronic tour guide and a recorded explanation
marked with a three-digit number, which can introduce the
culture relics by English, Japanese, French and Chinese,
etc. There is a high clarity wide screen video center.
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Viewing Shanghai Museum from a distance
in People¡¯s Square, you will find it is a work
of art, featuring multi-orientation, multi-visual angles
and distinctive characteristic. The elegant construction
perfectly combines traditional cultural conception with
modern scientific and technological innovation. Shanghai
Museum shows a cross-century image, becoming a scenic spot
in metropolitan--Shanghai.
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