The Shanghai Museum

Shanghai, China

Visit the Shanghai Museum, famous for its ancient Chinese art as well as collections of bronze, ceramics, painting and calligraphy.

The Museum’s collection is displayed over five floors, covering a total area of over 420,000 sq. ft. The building itself is designed in the shape of an ancient bronze cooking vessel called a ding. The building has a round top and a square base, symbolizing the ancient Chinese perception of the world as “round sky, square earth”.