Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shanghai Library
David Shen Kai/Apa Publications
TUSHAN WAN MUSEUM
Walk south along busy Caoxi Road for a long block, passing the statue of Paul Xu, then head
west (right) on Nandan Road to
Guangqi Park
(Guangqi Gongyuan; 6am-6pm). Xu was bur-
ied here in 1641; a traditional Chinese 'spirit way' (row of ornamental columns and sculp-
tures) was added to the tomb in 1903.
Road; Tue-Sun 9am-4.30pm; free). Located in part of the old Jesuit orphanage that taught
Western art and culture to its charges - and is considered the cradle of Western art in China
- this excellent museum showcases the exquisite work created at the orphanage: paintings,
photographs, prints and woodcarvings. The highlight is a
pailou
, or ceremonial gate, made
