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Shanghai Travel Guide

Widely regarded as the citadel of China's modern economy, the city also serves as one of the nation's most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications centers.

About Shanghai

Shanghai covers an area of 2717 sq. miles (7037 sq. Km) and is estimated to have a population of 18.5 million people being the largest city of the People's Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world.

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Museum of Folk Art

Another step closer to reaching Shanghai’s planned 100 museums, this one showcases collections of just about any folk arts and crafts you can think of, which can be quite interesting if you like your Chinese tchotchkes. Rotating exhibits have included tiny shoes for bound feet, and 1930s cigarette labels. If this doesn’t grab you, come see the significantly more interesting building housing the exhibits. This was the original Sanshan Guild Hall (Sanshan Huiguan), the only one remaining of several guildhalls that used to dot the neighborhood. Funded by merchants from Fujian Province, it was built in 1909, in a traditional style with upturned eaves, carved beams, and colorfully painted rafters. The stage, in particular, stands out for its elaborate carvings.



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