Museum of ancient Chinese art, a collection
of 120,000 precious works of art. Ancient Chinese bronze,
ceramics, painting and calligraphy, sculpture, jade, coins,
furniture, seals, and minority nationalities. First opened
in 1952, In 1992, the Shanghai government moved it to
the very center of the city, the People's Square. It took
3 years to build. A unique building, built like a Tang
Dynasty vase/pot (round top with a square base) symbolizes
a round heaven and a square land. Eleven galleries and
three special temporary exhibition halls. One of the most
impressive buildings in Shanghai.
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