Shikumen Museum, Shanghai
Shikumen Museum, Shanghai
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Neighbourhood: Xintiandi
The refurbishment of a block of old shikumen into a carless entertainment center called Xintiandi, filled with restaurants, shops and bars, turned this area below South Huangpi Road into one of Shanghai’s most fashionable areas. Luxe condos house people who can afford the high-end brands that fill the malls and shops along Madang Road. The pleasant Taipinghu Park provides the area with green space and is also home to Shanghai Fashion Week twice a year. It’s not all glitter and glamour, though, as the rise of Danshui Road has given the Xintiandi area a shot of toned-down character. Small bars and cafes, mostly owned by locals, have people hanging out in a formerly quiet, unassuming part of the neighborhood.
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- Huangpi South Road • 5 min walk
- South Huangpi Road • 5 min walk
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John T
London, UK699 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
Very nicely preserved old townhouse in a bustling part of the city. It’s like stepping back in time and also an oasis of quiet in a very busy area. There are audio guides in each room in English and Chinese which give a great snapshot of life and how the rooms were used. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.
Written 1 January 2020
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RiBrown74
Indianapolis, IN410 contributions
Nov 2019
The museum is decorated as it would have been in the old Fench Concession. It is easy to imagine how the multi-generational family, and a boarder, wouid live.together. It doesn't take long to visit, but well worth the time and admission fee.
Written 30 November 2019
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julian13488
Nanjing, China263 contributions
Sep 2019 • Solo
This museum is a window to life in Shanghai in the 1920s. This place is well kept and an interesting site for those interested in Shanghai history. Admission is cheap at 20rmb and each room has a qr code that can give you a brief intro about the room.
Written 13 October 2019
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BrandyZhao
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand187 contributions
Oct 2018
This museum is well-preserved to show the real residential house and its decor for a middle class family in Shanghai in 1930s. It s almost impossible for us to locate another authentic building like this one in the same era. It took us about 20 minutes to browse all the rooms. Our visiting experience was quite pleasant. It appears to be a busy and popular attractions in this area. We highly recommend this museum to the others because you will not be able to see it elsewhere.
Written 25 September 2019
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worldnomad_01
Los Angeles, CA1,634 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
The small museum is in fact a renovated, typical Shanghai house from the 1920's ("wulixiang" means home in Shanghai dialect and "shikumen" means stone-gate and is the Shanghai equivalent of Beijing's typical yard-surrounded house called "hutong"). The house has eight exhibition rooms stretched over three floors: the living room, the study room, the master bedroom, the daughter's room, the son's room, the kitchen, the grandparent's room and the prayer room, each containing pertinent items of the era: children's books, photos, kitchenware, furniture, toiletries, etc. It's a pages of the city's past and a quiet island in the hustle and bustle daily life of the modern Shanghai.
Written 25 July 2019
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Mike X
Chicago, IL1,982 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
It's an old townhouse furnished with items from the era. Literally you will be done after 15 minutes tops (if you choose to scan the QR codes and lisen to some audio as an introduction to each room).
Written 26 June 2019
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Irina S
13 contributions
Dec 2017
Great cosy museum and it works till 11pm, I’m sure that 20 is not such a big deal. Take your time and explore the house. I was alone there so I felt like I get back in time.
Written 9 December 2017
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sureshbabu2017
Shanghai, China97 contributions
Apr 2017 • Solo
Visitors interested in Shanghai's History and Culture should not miss this museum. Located in Xintiandi, this musuem provides a real experience of living in a Shikumen house in the 1920 - 30s Shanghai. Pay attention to the collections and the photographs on the wall.
Written 6 December 2017
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rajupras
Singapore, Singapore72 contributions
Oct 2017 • Family
20 yuan for the entrance fee is a rip off. There are about 4 rooms on the ground floor, one in the first,2 or 3 on the second floor . There is also a room showing videos of the houses that were there earlier. The house is well maintained and gives a very good idea of how they must have lived there. But the 20 yuan we paid for each ticket is about 10 times what I would have paid. A better option is the shanghai museum where you have 4 levels of priceless stuff to see and is completely free. Spent about 10 minutes here and felt cheated.
Written 3 November 2017
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Col20
Greater Sydney, Australia274 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
The interior of the building is very interesting and the old furnishing are lovely. In the gallery room, where the art works are on display, there is a wonderful video outlining the history of the Xintiandi area and how the Shikumen houses came to be saved from demolition. The video follows the story of a young girl whose grandmother reminisces about the old homes, the video won a Film Festival award. It is well worth watching.
Written 27 August 2017
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katieinchina16
Jinhua, China1 contribution
Is this museum open on Mondays?
Col20
Greater Sydney, Australia274 contributions
Yes, I believe that it is open every day from about 11am.
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