Cultural Weekend Getaway to Qingpu Museum and More

Duration: 1 day, Time: May, Cost per person: 50 yuan. Travel companion: Alone. Travel style: Self-driving, cultural, budget-friendly, weekend getaway. The author visited these places: Dishui Lake Nanhui Mouth Coastal Park, Nanhui Museum, Shanghai Ancient Bell Garden, Qingpu Museum, Songjiang Museum, Printing Museum, Chonggu Town Fiquan Mountain Site. Published on 2020-05-10 18:30. Despite having a 5-day holiday for Labor Day in 2020, out of caution, I decided to explore the surrounding suburbs. On the 4th, I visited Dishui Lake and Nanhui Mouth Coastal Park; the number of visitors was not as dense as shoulder-to-shoulder, but it was not a small crowd either. On the way back, I stopped by the Nanhui Museum for a visit. I was mentally prepared that Shanghai 3000 years ago was just a vast ocean, and it took a long time for Qingpu to form, followed by Songjiang and Chuansha, and finally Nanhui. Therefore, I did not expect to find any significant artifacts. After checking the Suishen Code, registering my name and phone number, and having my forehead temperature measured, I entered the museum. Standing in the relatively new museum exhibition hall, facing the sparse collection, the word ‘meager’ came to mind. The Nanhui area in Pudong New Area, originally Nanhui District, then Nanhui County, with the county town in Huinan Town, the main exhibition area was just these… It took a while to find the artifacts unearthed in Nanhui, which was not easy. The other 98% were basically from Songze or Maqiao, where the early civilization of Shanghai was located. The Han bottle was popular during the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties, and it is said that it was used by soldiers in the army led by the famous Southern Song general Han Shizhong when he attacked the Jin army. In fact, the Han bottle was also used by the public as a wine vessel. The long bottle-shaped object with double rings is called ‘bottle jar’, and the one without rings is called ‘bottle’. According to the classification of porcelain, the bottle is one level higher than the jar. This bronze bell is also an old friend. I saw it in the original garden ‘Ancient Bell Garden’ more than twenty years ago, placed inside a pavilion. Unexpectedly, it has been moved here now. What is the name of the original Ancient Bell Garden after losing this ancient bell? On the 5th, despite the forecast of short-term heavy rain and thunderstorms, I still followed the planned trip to Qingpu District. The weather was gloomy when I left, but fortunately, it did not rain. When entering the Qingpu city, 2 kilometers away from the destination Qingpu Museum, it suddenly started to pour. These difficulties were just small episodes on the path of cultivation, and I ignored them. It was still necessary to go through the process of checking the Suishen Code, registering basic information, and measuring temperature before entering the museum. The entire museum is shaped like a butterfly, and the total area should be quite large, comparable to the Shanghai Museum, but this shape makes the actual usable area not very large, and the exhibition is difficult, especially for larger special exhibitions or temporary exhibitions.
This skull should belong to the Songze Museum. I had visited the Songze Museum before but never saw it; the display case only had a notice saying ‘on loan exhibition’. This time, I saw it at the Qingpu Museum. The Qingpu Museum’s ‘Best of Shanghai’ has several items, but unfortunately, the other cultural relics were not on display, only introduced. Fuquan Mountain is the cradle of Shanghai civilization, and the Qingpu Museum’s exhibits mainly consist of cultural relics unearthed from Songze in Qingpu and Fuquan Mountain in Qingpu. The Songjiang Museum has a greater number of cultural relics unearthed from the Maqiao site. There are many jade cong on display, starting from different areas of Qingpu. Here is an introduction about Qinglong Port, which was specifically exhibited at the Shanghai Museum last year. After the Qinglong Port topic, I will visit the Printing Museum. There happens to be a special exhibition, ‘Kizil Grottoes Mural Art Exhibition’, which was supposed to end in February. Unexpectedly, due to the closure of the museum during the ‘anti-epidemic’ efforts, the exhibition period was extended, and I happened to catch it. After visiting this restored cave 38 with a flashlight, I came to the main entrance, and the rain stopped. Not far from the Qingpu Radio and Television Tower, about 2 kilometers away, is the Chinese Printing Museum, not on the roadside but in a park, which is easy to miss. The security check procedure at the park’s main gate is routine, and after entering the park for about 150 meters, you can see it. It feels like entering a deserted place, without seeing even one staff member, the whole visit is exclusive. There are many pieces of mechanical equipment, mostly imported, and the road to industrialization is still long. The oversized typesetting camera is a microcosm of modern Shanghai industry. The exhibition area of the Printing Museum is not large, about 800 square meters, and it doesn’t take long to visit. Setting off again, I am heading to the Fuquan Mountain Site in Chonggu Town, about 8 kilometers away from the Printing Museum. The Printing Museum has already left the Qingpu urban area, and Chonggu Town is obviously a suburban town, quiet yet prosperous. The ticket office’s ticket sales time ends at 15:30, no wonder it looks desolate, it has already stopped visiting. Arriving a bit late, leaving some regrets, is also the motivation to come again next time. The cradle of Shanghai is this small mound behind the door, which has unearthed some cultural relics representing the civilization of Shanghai. Anyway, taking advantage of the rain stopping, I am returning home.

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