Decision to honor museum questioned

Residents and experts questioned Shanghai's decision to honor a tobacco museum for its service as an education base for teenagers.

The China Tobacco Museum in Shanghai, said to be the largest of its kind in the world, opened in 2004. It was built by the country's tobacco enterprises.

A press release on the museum's website said it was honored for its excellent performance in serving as the city's education base from 2010 to 2011. The honor was granted by the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee's publicity department, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and the Shanghai Committee of China Communist Youth League.