SHANGHAI MUSEUM

A little walk from People's Park brings us to the Shanghai Museum.   Shanghai blocks must be triple the length we have in Seattle, and some just seem to have no end to them.   Oh,and then there is the tunnel that takes us under the street.  

So here's the museum.   Notice the line to the left.  It was  quite long  and stayed that way the whole afternoon.

This is Tomb Sweeping weekend, and there are lots of people out apparently having finished with their sweeping.   The museum has a Green policy.  If you're over 60, you can walk through the "green" door on the right and skip the line.   Of course, we skipped the line.

We covered only the floor.  There are some 6 floors to cover, so I plan to return on my own another day.
The first floor was spectacular.  It was the Bronze age.  Here are a few of the prized items in the collection.

 

Obviously the videographer needs some training.  Close your eyes and listen.

Obviously, I need to go back to shoot some more.
One bronze piece was large enough to fit a person into.   For wine?  or water?
While in the museum I also thought of all the millions who didn't have any of these items,who may not have had a cup or a plate, while someone could have the luxury of what we see here.   I had just walked through the south side of the campus where the tenements were overflowing with laundry hanging over the streets to dry.