A new home for the past

The Shanghai History Museum has reopened in two historical buildings to display many items related to the city's legacy for the first time. Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.

The Shanghai History Museum's (Shanghai Revolution Museum's) most important exhibits are the buildings that house it, director Hu Jiang says.

The museum, which officially opened downtown on March 26, consists of two structures built in the 1920s and '30s as the Shanghai Race Club in the former international settlement.