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Madame Tussauds Shanghai, which was opened to the public in 2006, is the sixth in the world. It is located on the tenth floor of the New World Plaza on West Nanjing Road. Shanghai beat thirty other candidate cities by taking advantage of local celebrities and the extensive market outlook. Marie Tussaud was born in Strasbourg, France, and was famous Read more...

The Power Station of Art is a museum of contemporary art in Shanghai. It is housed in a former power station. It is the first contemporary art museum in China. The renovation of the building cost $ 64 million, which was paid for by the Shanghai government. Read more...

The Propaganda Poster Art Centre is a museum situated in Shanghai, which shows posters from the Maoist era of communist China, especially the cultural revolution. Read more...

The Shanghai Natural History Museum is a museum dedicated to the natural history of the city of Shanghai. This is one of the largest natural history museums in China. The museum was previously located in the Shanghai Cotton Exchange Building and was moved to a specially designed area in the Jing’an Sculpture Park in 2015. Read more...

Film Art Center has a retro-like 90’s feel with lots of marble floors, massive screens, and old school bathrooms. There are nine hotels with a total of 1,058 seats. Tickets at normal times are 90-180 RMB or half with Gewara. If you’re interested in sound, it has the world’s second-largest display with Dolby Atmos sound. This place is good for Read more...

The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art located in People’s Square, a historical place in Shanghai’s Huangpu District of Great China. It was rebuilt in 1996 to its current location and is considered one of the first modern world-class museums in China. The top of the museum is sort of like an ancient Chinese cooking pot, so Read more...

Studio City can somewhat hard-to-find movie theater. It is two stories above the US Consulate in WestGate Mall. The ticket booth and concession stand share the space with Costa Coffee in a very creative way. Tickets are reasonable in the afternoon If you watch a movie that is not that much popular. At night, the ticket costs around 110 RMB. Read more...

In UME International Cineplex on a Xintiandi mall, where stars often walk the red carpet for Hollywood premieres. George Clooney was here in 2015. They show English and Chinese films in large rooms with velvet decorations. Tickets for 3D films are 100rmb or 110rmb. Tickets are available at half price on Tuesdays before 7 p.m. Wednesday is the Ladies’ Night. Read more...

The theater itself is hard to find as it is hidden behind the upper floor, ‘Anything&Everythin’ market. It has six small screening rooms. Relatively small screens with good sound. The whole place is dated. But you can smell a great fragrance from the restaurants on one floor below. The 3D tickets cost around 100 RMB. Otherwise, ticket prices appear to Read more...

The Grand Cinema is also known as the Grand Cinema Gallery and Grand Theater. It is a historical theater located at 216 West Nanjing Road in the Huangpu district in Shanghai, China. As one of the oldest cinemas in Shanghai, the Grand Cinema was designed by the famous Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec and built-in 1928. The Grand Cinema’s unique artistic Read more...