Check out Zhabei for some marvellous museums
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Zhabei District may not top the list of places to go in Shanghai, but it does have some interesting museums.
Train buffs will likely enjoy perusing Shanghai Railway Museum while those who enjoy going back in time may want to check out a display of dinosaur fossils dating back more than 100 million years.
• Shanghai Railway Museum
It was built on the site of the former Shanghai North Railway Station, or old north station (lao bei zhan), and opened in 2004.
The museum features British-style architecture, and the main hall covers an exhibit area of 1,000 square meters. There is also an outdoor exhibition of 1,300 square meters.
Pictures, historical books and artifacts provide details on the evolution of trains and the railway industry’s development.
One of the highlights is the steam locomotive KD7-64, which was made in the United States in 1946. The locomotive was donated, in 1947, to China by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to help the economy recover.
Address: 200 Tianmu Rd E.
Opening hour: Tuesday to Sunday, 9-11am, 2-4pm
Admission: 10 yuan (US$1.63)
Tel: 5122-1987, 5122-3010
• Shanghai Liaoxi Fossil Exhibition Hall
This museum, opened in 2005, covers an exhibit area of 800 square meters with more than 300 fossil specimens that are 120 million to 150 million years old.
Specimens of a Chinese bird-lizard, a feathered dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period; Eomaia scansoria, similar to a rodent, which dates to the Barremian Age about 125 million years ago; and Archaeofructus liaoningensis, the earliest fossil of a flowering plant which dates back 145 million years, are the museum’s three biggest attractions.
Address: 7F, 912 Gonghexin Rd
Opening hour: Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm (reservations required for groups)
Admission: Free
Tel: 5117-2879
• China Dairy Museum
It was funded by Shanghai Bright Dairy and opened in October 2001.
The museum covers an exhibit area of 1,300 square meters that are divided into ancient, contemporary and modern exhibit sections.
They introduce the history and development of China’s dairy industry.
Over 200 pictures and more than 500 pieces of historical archives and items are on display. They are supplemented with modern technologies to reproduce the industry’s history in a thought-provoking manner.
The museum was the brainchild of the China Dairy Industry Association.
Address: 1550 Jiangchang Rd W.
Opening hour: Daily, 9am-4:30pm (reservations required for groups)
Admission: Free
Tel: 189-1774-1607
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