China Maritime Museum Explained
China Maritime Museum |
Native Name: | 中国航海博物馆 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Location: | 197 Shengang Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China |
Director: | Zhao Feng |
China Maritime Museum is a maritime museum located on the bank of Dishui Lake in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Officially opened in July 2010, it is the first and largest national-level maritime museum in China.[1] [2]
In August 2011, the museum was rated as 4A Tourist Attration by the China National Tourism Administration.[3] In December 2020, it was made a National first-grade museum.[4]
History
In July 2005, a series of ceremonies were held in China to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Ming treasure voyages.[5] As part of the commemoration, the Chinese State Council approved the plan for constructing a national-level maritime museum in Shanghai. The preparation and construction of the museum was jointly organized by the Ministry of Transport and Shanghai Municipal People's Government.[6] Construction started in January 2006 and finished in September 2009.[7] The museum was officially opened to the public on 5 July 2010.[1]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 上海浦东新区中国航海博物馆开馆(图) . China Maritime Museum opens in Pudong New Area, Shanghai (photo) . 13 December 2023 . China News . zh-Hans.
- Book: OECD . The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities . 8 December 2014 . OECD Publishing . 978-92-64-20527-7 . 97–98 . en.
- Book: Wu, Yang . 上海工业旅游发展研究 . 1 January 2017 . 上海交通大学出版社有限公司 . 978-7-313-17001-9 . 182–183 . zh-Hans . Research on Shanghai Industrial Tourism Development.
- Book: Ma, Lirong . 新丝路学刊 . 9 May 2022 . 社会科学文献出版社 . 978-7-5201-9690-1 . 14 . 122 . zh-Hans . New Silk Road Journal.
- Book: Winter, Tim . Geocultural Power: China's Quest to Revive the Silk Roads for the Twenty-First Century . 30 September 2019 . University of Chicago Press . 978-0-226-65835-3 . 122 . en.
- Web site: 7月1日中国航海博物馆专题新闻发布会 . China Maritime Museum special press conference on July 1 . 13 December 2023 . The State Council Information Office . zh-Hans.
- Web site: 4 August 2017 . 2017中国航海博物馆首届文创设计大赛 . 2017 China Maritime Museum’s First Cultural and Creative Design Competition . 15 December 2023 . Sohu . zh-Hans.