Shanghai Propaganda and History Walking Tour: Explore modern Chinese history and cuisine
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Jiangsu Road Subdistrict, Shanghai
Looking for an unusual experience in Shanghai? This 3-hour walk is perfect for those with an interest in contemporary Chinese history. You’ll explore the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center and the former home of Soong Ching Ling. Plus, you’ll get to savor the local cuisine with a bowl of wonton soup.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre - Meet your guide at Jiangsu Road Metro Station and start your walking tour to Propaganda Poster Art Center in the former French Concession area, which contains over 6,000 collections of original propaganda posters from the 1940s to 1990s. It covers chairman Mao’s time and shows the political movements that were taking place during the New China era. This private museum was founded by Mr. Yang Pei Ming who started collecting the posters as a hobby in 1995.
- Soong Ching-ling Memorial Residence - The former residence of Soong Ching-ling is also nearby, and she is the wife of the famous Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Inside of the house, you will see Soong’s life achievements as well as the history of Republic and early communist period.
From visiting these two attractions, you can get a better picture of Chinese people’s hardships in old times. No matter how much they had and suffered, they still longed for a better life.
During the tour, you guide will take you to a local shop to enjoy a bowl of wonton. After that, you will walk along Wukang Road for about a mile (1.2 kilometers), where you can see one of the best-preserved European-style streets in Shanghai. There are a lot of historical buildings on both sides. You surely will appreciate the beauty of the architecture and the stories behind each building.
After the tour ends, your tour guide will take you back to the metro station, or you can stroll around by yourself.
What's Included
- English tour guide
- Chinese wonton soup
What's Not Included
- Dinner
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please wear comfortable shoes
Location
Jiangsu Road Subdistrict, Shanghai
Departure Point: Jiangsu Road Metro Station of Line 2 (see voucher for details)
Address: Exit 4 of Jiangsu Road Metro Station (Line 2)
地铁2号线江苏路站4号出口
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Karissarp
Dec 4, 2019
Great tour, learn about 20th Century Chinese history - Our tour guide Wilson was great!
The Propaganda museum had just moved to a new location so some of the information board were not up yet. But the guide was informative. The posters were very cool to see!
The lunch included is delicious.
And the house of "The Mother of China" has a beautiful garden and was very interesting to see.
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Adam
Jan 18, 2018
Wonderful school visit - I contacted Alana because we were bringing 100 students to the Propaganda Poster Art Center and I wanted someone with knowledge of the artwork to add to the experience by guiding us through the museum. Alana took my very specific request and provided an amazing tour guide to fulfill this request. As the museum is too small to accommodate our whole group, Lily (our guide) spoke with four small groups in succession, maintaining her energy and professionalism throughout the day. I could not be more pleased, as my 14-year old students showed interested throughout the discussion. Without a referral, I took a chance reaching out to a company based on the high reviews on TripAdvisor, and I couldn’t be more pleased. We’ll be back!
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Syncomm1
Dec 11, 2017
An interesting view of US-China relations - The main stop on the tour was a basement apartment in a nondescript apartment house. I felt like we were going into a speakeasy, and in a way it was-we got a strong drink of Chinese views of the US in the Twentieth century. And through the display of rare and compelling posters we learned about the ideology that helped propel China forward.And copies of many of these posters were available for sale--very unique gifts.
Alena, our knowledgeable and enjoyable guide also took us for a tasty lunch at a good vegetarian place, and then walked us over to the residence of Mrs Sun Yat Sen. Time well spent!
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Kelly
Oct 17, 2017
I am reaching out on behalf of my... - I am reaching out on behalf of my friend and I to thanks for this absolutely fascinating tour!! Our guide Alana did an outstanding job in explaining the history and what we were seeing in the propaganda posters at the museum and throughout the tour. We very much appreciated her patience with our endless questions, and especially as we had her repeat a number of times as we were trying to commit the various names to memory. Her openness in terms of the history, the difference in view-points by generation and the government’s actions was so important to really understanding more than just the facade of the posters, and again, so appreciated! Sharing a lunch, the long walk and her openness to spending extra time was what made the entire experience really wonderful.
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Nick
Sep 12, 2017
We wanted to see the edgy side of... - <p>We wanted to see the edgy side of China and this Propaganda Poster Museum was exactly what we were looking for. The booking process was very smooth and easy we booked only 48 hours prior to the tour, and we had an email from our guide, Alana only hours afterwards to reconfirm the details. Although the tour said to meet at a suburban metro station, Alana said she would be happy to meet us at our hotel which helped us so we didn't get too lost enroute! The Propaganda Poster Museum is a bit difficult to find, so this was a god send!</p>
<p>Alana was a wonderful guide, very sweet and happy to divulge in information which can sometimes be a little conflicting for other guides. It was a very personal tour and felt like we were being taken around by an old friend which was nice. As some of the sites were slightly apart, she arranged a DiDi Chinese Uber for us to get from place to place and even was happy to drop us off in a DiDi in the French Concession which was about 15 minutes from the finishing point!</p>
<p>Great tour and highly recommended to anyone who is keen to learn a little more about the alternative side of China.</p>
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