Seismographsfrom earlierera on display
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Located at the western side of Sheshan Hill, Shanghai Earthquake Museum boasts China’s oldest seismic geomagnetic observation equipment, including the Ali Ott magnetometer made in England in 1879 and the Wiechert Seismograph imported from Germany in 1909.
One of the more remarkable exhibitions is a map of China during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), which gives a clear picture of how ancient Chinese perceived the world from a geographical perspective.
Visitors to the museum can experience an “earthquake” and learn how to take evasive action to save themselves and others.
A replica of the world’s first seismograph, invented by Zhang Heng in the year 132 AD, is also on display. Based on his extensive mechanical knowledge, Zhang’s seismometer is a bronze urn-shaped device with a swinging pendulum inside. It can roughly detect the direction of an earthquake up to 500 kilometers away.
Address: 9142 Waiqingsong Rd
Tel: 5765-2473
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Admission: Free
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