Shanghai Postal Museum
★★★★
Museums
395 Tiantong Rd, SiChuan BeiLu, Hongkou Qu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200000
Description
Shanghai Post Museum is located on the north bank of Suzhou River, in the Shanghai General Post Office Building. In this historic old building, you will see an interesting train carriage post office and various interesting old mailboxes and mailboxes, and you can also learn about the development history of the postal service, which is especially eye-opening for young people. The General Post Office Building was built in 1924. As soon as you enter the gate, you will see Roman-style columns, spiral staircases, and gorgeous chandeliers hanging on the roof, all of which are full of European architectural styles. The whole building is in the shape of "U", and the atrium on the ground floor displays the postal carriages of the Qing Dynasty, the first postal car purchased in 1917, the first regular air mail plane, and the post office of the "action mail car" train carriage. Model, you can also see the scene of the Qing Post Office. The second floor is a spacious postal hall, which is divided into four exhibition halls, telling the history of postal development in ancient and modern China and abroad. You can see various old mailboxes and mailboxes with peculiar appearances. The treasure hall also displays many rare stamps, such as Stamp treasures such as "Penny Black", "Dragon Stamp" and "Green Matchmaker". Here, children can simulate writing letters and experience the feeling of delivering express in the old post office. The fifth floor of the building is a roof garden. There is a baroque clock tower in the southeast corner. Standing on this viewing platform, you can enjoy the scenery of Suzhou River and the beautiful scenery of both sides of the Pujiang River. It is very suitable for taking pictures.