Take a trip through time in mighty Minhang
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Minhang District is an important traffic hub in Shanghai as well as an industrial and agricultural base in the city’s southwest. It also features companies in the sciences and aerospace industries. Minhang is also the home of Maqiao culture, which dates back at least 4,000 years.
Here’s a quick tour of interesting sites where one can learn about Maqiao culture, genetics and the secrets of space travel.
• Minhang Museum
Minhang Museum is near Xinzhuang Metro Station. It was established in 2003 by the district government. It features two main exhibits, the Ancient Maqiao Culture Exhibition and the Chinese National Musical Instruments Exhibition.
The Maqiao exhibition shows how people lived in this area around 4,000 years ago. More than 200 historical and cultural relics like stoneware, pottery and bone artifacts are on display.
The musical instruments exhibition features more than 300 instruments.
Address: 5/F, 255 Xinjian Rd E.
Hours: 9am-4pm (closed on Sunday)
Admission: Free
Tel: 6414-2162, 6414-0374
• Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Science
Established in 1960, the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Science is a regional research institute led by the municipal government. It’s open to the public and provides information on the latest scientific research into various fruits, agricultural products, facilities and technologies.
The academy includes the Shanghai Agricultural Bio-Gene Base and the multi-media Scientific Knowledge Display Hall. There’s also various greenhouses and an agricultural cultivation center where young people can enjoy practical activities.
Lectures, project research and professional consultations are also available at the site. Visitors can ask the academy to customize a tour to suit their specific interests.
Address: 2901 Beizhai Rd
Tel: 6220-6861
Hours: Monday to Friday,9am-3:30pm
Admission: 15 yuan; 8 yuan for students
Website: www.saas.sh.cn
• Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiasts Center
The Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiasts Center opened in 1989 and has been listed as a National Science Education Base since 1999.
The center has a 10,000-square-meter parking apron for airplanes. Visitors can gaze upon a DC-8 jetliner, as well as helicopters, fighter jets, training aircraft, missiles and large models of the CZ-2 rocket and Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.
The indoor exhibition hall details the history of the global aerospace industry, including information on artificial satellites, air weapons, aerial life-saving devices and lab facilities. The center also has a 3D video room and an aircraft model making classroom.
Address: 7900 Humin Rd
Hours: 8:30am-4pm
Admission: 8 yuan; 12 yuan for 3D video
Tel: 6480-4950 ext 8003
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