Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
4.5
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Neighborhood: People’s Square
People’s Square brings with it all the excitement you would expect from the town square of one of the biggest cities in the world. The area around People’s Square and People’s Park is always a abuzz with activity. Oceans of local and foreign tourists flow in and out of the area every day to see grand museums, go shopping and eat at some of Shanghai’s most storied food centers. Shanghai residents, meanwhile, live and work in the many residential and office high-rises. While much of Shanghai stays busy late into the night, this really is an area that never sleeps with glitzy nightclubs keeping people up until the wee hours of the morning.
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- People's Square • 3 min walk
- Dashijie • 8 min walk
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Miriam D
San Luis Potosi, Mexico8 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
It was an excellent museum that allows you to see how planned and with a clear vision of their future they are doing things in the best way for their citizens, and it also allows them to learn. Although if I had more knowledge of Civil, Urban, and Environmental Engineering I could have gotten the most out of it. more advantages. Still, I was pleasantly impressed.
Written March 26, 2024
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HeatherandKel
Salt Lake City, UT92 contributions
May 2019
Loved this museum. Had lived in Shanghai for over a year before ever going. Wish I had been sooner and had taken visitors. The model of Shanghai is one of the most impressive things I have ever seen. Great rainy day, or bad air day activity.
Written April 9, 2020
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David F
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May 2024 • Friends
Very well designed and modern. But unfortunately most of it is in Chinese. There is a brochure with information in German and English. A lot of the text reads like it was generated by machines. The models and videos, on the other hand, are very exciting. Entry is free, so it's definitely worth it.
Written May 12, 2024
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Vlad R
St. Petersburg, Russia5,411 contributions
Sep 2024 • Couples
Located near the park, admission is free. 3 floors of mock-ups, photos, city plans. Everything is fascinating enough. Must have confused the stands with plans to implant chips in the human brain. It's all kind of alien to human nature.
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Written September 22, 2024
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Kelvin R
Johannesburg, South Africa326 contributions
Apr 2015 • Couples
Firstly you are able to get a discount if you are over 60 -
Truly remarkable model of Shanghai core, make sure you do not miss this, it is great
Truly remarkable model of Shanghai core, make sure you do not miss this, it is great
Written July 12, 2015
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KelvinZulu
Rivonia, Gauteng, South Africa291 contributions
Apr 2015 • Couples
Advanced urban planning which lays out a ratio of 30% green landscaped areas to built environment.
Don't miss this opportunity to view probably the largest 1/500 model in the world.
Currently China’s urban population is expanding at the rate of one million people per year, and since the 1980s well over 100 million Chinese, and probably closer to 200 million, have moved from rural areas into urban areas. Projections estimate that in order to accommodate these new urban dwellers, China will need to build fifty cities housing one million people every year between now and 2030 - Sarah Williams Goldhagen
Don't miss this opportunity to view probably the largest 1/500 model in the world.
Currently China’s urban population is expanding at the rate of one million people per year, and since the 1980s well over 100 million Chinese, and probably closer to 200 million, have moved from rural areas into urban areas. Projections estimate that in order to accommodate these new urban dwellers, China will need to build fifty cities housing one million people every year between now and 2030 - Sarah Williams Goldhagen
Written June 18, 2015
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Delaware79 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
Shows how committed the city is to being #1 in the world. Main feature is a 1/500 scale model of central Shanghai showing the effect of proposed development.
Written June 18, 2015
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kiwinchina
New Zealand16 contributions
The Urban Planning Museum is definitely a place for the non museum types such as myself. The first floor has a model detailing the vision for Shanghai in the future, this is quite small, if you have little time, skip the first floor and head straight to the 3rd floor, they have a scale model of Shanghai and it only represents inside the inner ring road! On the same floor is a really good virtual tour of Shanghai (look out for the globe shaped exhibit). There are lots of interactive exhibits for the kids and there is some great info about the 'greening' project and other interesting Shanghai challenges.
Written July 25, 2008
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Francina S
Kansas City, Missouri, United States141 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
We didn't quite know what to expect when visiting the Urban Planning Exhibition Center but we were pleasantly surprised.
Very clean, modern and well organized you don't just see an amazing scale model of Shanghai but lots of pictures and information about the history of China as well as futuristic areas to cater for all different age and interest groups.
This was an eye opener on many levels and we thoroughly enjoyed learning more about China and it's culture in such an interactive way.
Very clean, modern and well organized you don't just see an amazing scale model of Shanghai but lots of pictures and information about the history of China as well as futuristic areas to cater for all different age and interest groups.
This was an eye opener on many levels and we thoroughly enjoyed learning more about China and it's culture in such an interactive way.
Written June 18, 2017
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IanandDorothy
Macclesfield, UK44 contributions
May 2013 • Couples
This was our second visit to Shanghai and we were looking for something different. The title of "An Urban Planning Exhibition" would surely be enough to deter many tourists, but we were blown away by the exhibition. We must have spent over 3 hours fascinated by all that was on show, and it was 40 RmB extremely well spent. It starts somewhat gently on the ground floor, but as you venture to the higher floors you become more and more involved in the amazing history of Shanghai. The walk-round model of Shanghai, which occupies virtually a whole floor is truly magnificent, and we loved all the comparison photos of Shanghai present with Shanghai of 10-20 years ago. What this city has achieved is truly remarkable. There are so many different facets to the exhbition, so many different ways of presenting the information, that it would surely entertain a wide age range for many hours.
One tip would be to have a break after a couple of hours and go and relax in comfortable chairs over a jasmine tea and a cake (the coffee is not great). The cafe can be found on the 5th floor.
We thought it was a brilliant exhibition and would recommend that people take the time to read all the very adequate English translations to make the most of the visit.
One tip would be to have a break after a couple of hours and go and relax in comfortable chairs over a jasmine tea and a cake (the coffee is not great). The cafe can be found on the 5th floor.
We thought it was a brilliant exhibition and would recommend that people take the time to read all the very adequate English translations to make the most of the visit.
Written May 11, 2013
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What are the opening hours for this museum?
Written April 15, 2019
Closed on monday
During the week it's 9am to 5pm
Written November 16, 2019
Visite esta centro y es hermoso , considero que se debería incluir en los tours , parada obligatoria . te muestra el avance de la ciudad y la planeación de la misma , con una impresionante maqueta de la ciudad !!
Written August 1, 2017
Me alegra q te haya gustado esta atraccion de Shanghai, y tambien consideraria que es un lugar a ser incluido en los tour
Written August 3, 2017
Can tickets be bought at the venue itself or should it be pre booked especially when you visit on weekends? What is the ticket price for adults and children ?
Written June 28, 2016
Our guide had the tickets in advance and we went to the front of the line. I would buy in advance to avoid one line up.
Written July 5, 2016
Super Museum! I loved the current featured artist, but forgot to write down his name. Does anyone know/remember his name? Super black and white water colors with red birds. I absolutely loved his work!
Written July 2, 2015
I think you have the wrong museum down for your question!
Written July 3, 2015
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