🎼 Shanghai Symphony Museum

#discoverchina 📍 Address: No. 3 Baoqing Road, Xuhui District Whenever I walk through the plane tree-lined streets of Shanghai, I can’t help but pause in front of the beautiful old villas, wondering who once lived there and what stories they left behind. One such place is No. 3 Baoqing Road, once the private residence of Zhou Zongliang, known as Shanghai’s “Paint King.” Today, it's home to the Shanghai Symphony Museum, giving us the chance to admire this century-old mansion up close. 🏛 Architectural Features Style: German-style garden villa Main building (No. 2): Faux three-story brick-and-wood structure South-facing first floor has traditional Chinese wooden lattice screens Second floor opens to a balcony with concrete balustrades Four-pitched red-tiled roof with dormer windows Exterior walls include pebble stone finishes and projecting buttresses Interior highlights: stained glass windows, vintage fireplace, wooden staircases with carved banisters, mosaic-tiled balcony floors Guest house (No. 1): More modernist style, with glazed brick walls and white-green mosaic flooring—simple and structured. 🎫 Visit Info Opening Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Visit Duration: ~30 minutes #travel #thingstodo