Shanghai Post Museum
Shanghai Post Museum
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9:07 AM - 5:02 PM
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9:07 AM - 5:02 PM
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9:07 AM - 5:02 PM
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Neighbourhood: Puxi (Downtown Shanghai)
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- Tiantong Road • 4 min walk
- East Nanjing Road • 9 min walk
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Jo-Ann
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia17,186 contributions
Aug 2021 • Couples
Built in 1924. A simple but organized museum. A lovely visit indeed. Great to learn more about postal service in Shanghai in the olden days and their collection of stamps are amazing. It is a lovely old building by the banks of the Suzhou River. Entrance is free.
Written 23 August 2021
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,581 contributions
Aug 2022
Well maintained, impressive building used as a museum to give us insight into the Chinese postal service over the years.
Written 22 September 2022
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Gisele
Kaohsiung, Taiwan72 contributions
Dec 2019
免費參觀的博物館，其是上海郵政總局大樓的一部分，由於郵政總局仍在營業，讓我一度以為我走錯地方。走進博物館了解古代郵驛及近代郵政的發展，還有一些有趣的展品，讓我實際停留的時間比預計還久，在這度過一個有趣又充實的下午。這棟濃濃英式風格的磅礡建築也吸引不少網美來拍照，在外拍照的人也不比裡面參觀的人少~~
The museum is free for ticket and is part of Shanghai District Head Post Office which is still running. You can learn some fun facts about development of post system from here, there are also some interesting exhibits (most written in Chinese with complicated character). If you are not a museum person but love to take pictures, here is also a good place to go.
The museum is free for ticket and is part of Shanghai District Head Post Office which is still running. You can learn some fun facts about development of post system from here, there are also some interesting exhibits (most written in Chinese with complicated character). If you are not a museum person but love to take pictures, here is also a good place to go.
Written 15 December 2019
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mattodowd
Beijing, China177 contributions
Apr 2017 • Solo
This is one of Shanghai's hidden gems if you are interested in museums, taking you through 100s of years of history. Impressive stamp collections, maps and displays on show.
This is a 15 minute walk from the Bund and the nearest metro station is Tiantong Road (line 12). Take exit 3 then walk East to the next junction, where it is just across the road. I'd recommend 1-2 hours to see it and it is free.
Name in Chinese: 上海邮政博物馆
This is a 15 minute walk from the Bund and the nearest metro station is Tiantong Road (line 12). Take exit 3 then walk East to the next junction, where it is just across the road. I'd recommend 1-2 hours to see it and it is free.
Name in Chinese: 上海邮政博物馆
Written 8 May 2017
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Apr 2014 • Family
After walking along the 'Bund', just get-off the Bund at the very end and cross the bridge. The Old Stone building of the Post-office will come into view and the Museum is inside the building.
1. The very old, historic Post Boxes are worth photographing.
2. There is a section devoted to the part played by the Postal department during the Revolution and Japanese Occupations. It's in English.
3. Of course, there are a whole lot of diverse stamps on display, but my favorite is the un-issued stamp showing entire China in Mauve RED.
4. The series of stamps recently issued to promote Chinese Culture..... where one magnificent artefact has been choosen from each of China's prominent ruling dynasties is also laudable.
Entry is FREE.
1. The very old, historic Post Boxes are worth photographing.
2. There is a section devoted to the part played by the Postal department during the Revolution and Japanese Occupations. It's in English.
3. Of course, there are a whole lot of diverse stamps on display, but my favorite is the un-issued stamp showing entire China in Mauve RED.
4. The series of stamps recently issued to promote Chinese Culture..... where one magnificent artefact has been choosen from each of China's prominent ruling dynasties is also laudable.
Entry is FREE.
Written 2 May 2014
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Oscar Qiujie Z
Shanghai, China5 contributions
Sept 2012 • Friends
I was born in Shanghai. I sometimes dream about doing a blog about touring this city, from the perspective of a Shanghainese's. I want to share with them something really Shanghai, something not among the favorites of the crowd's.
If I were a tourist guide serving a group of oversee tourists, I would want them to start here. Why?
1. Most tourists head for the Bund when they get here. Even though thousands and thousands of people flocking to that place would make a crazy clutter, I wouldn't talk you out of going there, because I know it's a "must go" for many people. I'd recommend starting from here because it's very close to the Bund.
2. When touring the Bund, you have two options. You can either start from the south end and work your way up north, or go the other way around. Of the two options, I'd recommend latter. If you start from the Post Museum, then you can take a route like "Post Museum -> Shanghai Broadway Mansion -> Garden Bridge -> Bund (north end) -> all the way to the south." This makes it a perfect starting point.
3. The museum is open to tourists for free. You can take the elevator to the roof balcony, where you can have a bird's eye view of what you're about to see up close. Up there you can see almost the entire Bund area, so you can plan your route.
If I were a tourist guide serving a group of oversee tourists, I would want them to start here. Why?
1. Most tourists head for the Bund when they get here. Even though thousands and thousands of people flocking to that place would make a crazy clutter, I wouldn't talk you out of going there, because I know it's a "must go" for many people. I'd recommend starting from here because it's very close to the Bund.
2. When touring the Bund, you have two options. You can either start from the south end and work your way up north, or go the other way around. Of the two options, I'd recommend latter. If you start from the Post Museum, then you can take a route like "Post Museum -> Shanghai Broadway Mansion -> Garden Bridge -> Bund (north end) -> all the way to the south." This makes it a perfect starting point.
3. The museum is open to tourists for free. You can take the elevator to the roof balcony, where you can have a bird's eye view of what you're about to see up close. Up there you can see almost the entire Bund area, so you can plan your route.
Written 7 February 2013
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TaxMel
Singapore, Singapore339 contributions
Apr 2018 • Solo
Well maintained historical building and you would like this place if you either like stamps or ancient buildings. Entrance is free and near Huangpu river where you can have a good view of the Oriental Tower.
Written 17 April 2018
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Stephen G
Townsville, Australia580 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Stumbled on this Museum (the old Shanghai Main Post Office opened in 1924) by accident while walking along Suzhou Creek from the Peoples Hero Memorial Monument having crossed over the Waibaidu Bridge to see the old Russian Consulate and Broadway Mansions (it is a few blocks further on, north of a bend in the creek). The facade is under maintenance but you can get in to the main old postoffice area and the entry to the museum is at the end of the main room on the left. Entry is free and there is a great history with exhibits showing the existance of a formal mail system in China going back to the earliest emperors and its transformation into a mass system during and after the Colonial period. One of the highlights was a small exhibit of mail vehicles - including a railway car, a horse drawn carriage and an early French truck in the lower courtyard (where the mail vehicles used all be parked) and a mock-up early 20th century post office beside them. Really worth the visit.
Written 3 June 2019
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Chris P
Shanghai, China6,032 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
This building is well restored, with brass lining on the stairs and the main post office room is beautiful. I finally got to go into the museum section - be aware that it closes for lunch and also at 4 pm. If you are interested in stamps, they have quite a few on display. The rest of the museum is ok, nothing too exciting, but I did enjoy strolling through and seeing the history of post in China.
Written 4 February 2018
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sureshbabu2017
Shanghai, China97 contributions
Nov 2017 • Solo
Visitors to this museum can understand the ancient correspondence system dating back to the Zhou and Qin dynasties. Especially interesting are the tortoise shells, bronze vessels and bamboos used as the mode of communication in ancient China. The spiral chute used for transporting the mails from the upper floor to the lower floors is another interesting aspect of this museum. The museum also exhibits mail boxes from various countries.
Written 27 December 2017
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