Shanghai Postal Museum 上海邮政博物馆
The Shanghai Post Office Museum is a large landmark building that was built in 1924 with an interesting mix ofContinue Reading
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Where Civilisations Meet
The beauty of harmony lies in diversity. Each civilisation finds beauty in itself, and beauty is shared among all.
Treasures – Male Cosmetic in Bronze Jars (Spring Autumn – Qin)
The Metropolitan Man, as we are led to believe, found in a Spring-Autumn tomb in Shaanxi.
Shanghai Museum People’s Square
It used to host the best Shang and Zhou bronzeware collection which has since been moved to the Shanghai MuseumContinue Reading
Chinese Archaeological Museum 中国考古博物馆
The visit was inspired by a fellow museum lover when I visited Shaanxi Archaeological Museum back in March. He told me about how wonderful China Archaeological Museum in Beijing is.
Treasures – Marriage Certificate (ROC)
We have played alongside millions of lovers, shared in the same shy sweetness of meeting, the same distressful tears of farewell –
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.
– Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), “Unending Love”
Chasing Dragons (c. 1900s)
Given the recent K-pods addiction problems, let’s see how our forefathers tackled the opium problem.
Coolies that Moved the Nation (c. 1900s)
My dad was one of those that came as part of the Chinese diaspora. And he came, and he started a family, and he settled here. And he never returned to his hometown.
Treasures – Straits Chinese Panel Belt (c. mid 20th century)
SIngapore is a melting pot of cultures and people, and Peranakans are one of the successful results of that amalgamation.
The Peranakan Museum (2013)
On February 17, 2023, the museum reopened its doors after nearly four years of renovation work. This was a visitContinue Reading