[2025 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Shanghai Jiaoxiangyinyue Museum (Updated Mar)

Hidden on a bustling corner of Shanghai is a treasure trove that can transport you back in time—the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Museum. 📍Located at No. 3 Baoqing Road, Xuhui District, the museum was formerly the residence of dye tycoon Zhou Zongliang. This typical German courtyard-style building exudes a vintage charm in every brick, tile, plant, and tree. Stroll through the garden, where century-old camphor trees cast dappled shadows, and the colorful glass windows of the western-style house refract dreamy light in the sun. 🎫Admission is free, but reservations are required three days in advance through the "地产宝庆" WeChat official account. With only 80 spots available each day, it's a real test of your speed. Inside, the "River of Music" exhibition outlines the development of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; "Splendor of Music" showcases the talents of Chinese musicians; and "Legacy of Music" uses holographic technology to explain symphonic music knowledge. You'll also find precious collections, such as a century-old grand piano and early recordings. Come here to experience the charm of symphonic music and explore the century-old story of Shanghai music. It's guaranteed to be an unforgettable artistic journey!

🎵Shanghai Symphony Museum, listen to the sound of time Guys! You must come to the Shanghai Symphony Museum!😍 This is a palace of music, carrying countless stories and memories. Walking into the museum is like stepping into a wonderful world of music.🎼 The museum displays a wealth of musical relics and historical materials, from ancient musical instruments to precious scores, each telling the story of the development of symphonic music in Shanghai. Here, you can learn about the glorious history of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and feel the creative passion and artistic charm of musicians.💖 The exhibition hall of the museum is beautifully designed, with perfect lighting and sound effects, allowing people to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of music. Here, you can listen to classic music works and feel the power and beauty of music.🎧 In addition to exhibitions, the museum also holds various music events and lectures, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding of the charm of symphonic music. Come to the Shanghai Symphony Museum and start a musical journey!🎵

When it comes to Xuhui District, people always think of Anfu Road and Wukang Road first. In fact, there are many "storytelling, nostalgic" blocks in Xuhui District. For example, there is a music block hidden in the area of Baoqing Road and Fuxing Middle Road. Approaching it, you can embark on a century-old music legend journey~ I participated in the public welfare travel route "Listening to the Museum" of Xuhui Cultural Tourism on 518, checking in along Baoqing Road and Fuxing Middle Road, following the explanation, and feeling the intersection of music, light testing, and museums~ · Shanghai Symphony Hall - 1380 Fuxing Middle Road Shanghai Symphony Music Museum - No. 3 Baoqing Road (Closed on Mondays) As early as 1864, an orchestra composed of Chinese people played the first note of Western music in Xujiahui. The Shanghai Public Band, Bai Dai Record Company, and the National Music Academy were also born and grew up. The museum also displays many manuscripts, musical instruments, music scores, records, etc. We can also feel the stories of distant years with headphones in the museum~ At the same time, the charm of the old foreign-style building itself is also worth savoring~ · Leaving the museum, there is a "Century Music Corridor" set up on the street fence, where you can read the biographies of musicians and feel the tranquility under the plane trees. · Clement Apartment - Elizabeth Apartment - Blackstone Apartment Across the street from the Symphony Hall, there are several famous apartments in Shanghai. Each building has its own unique artistic style, and many movies and TV shows are filmed here. The Clement Apartment is still a private residence and is not open to tourists. You can come to the Blackstone Apartment, visit the bookstore, have a coffee, or participate in the market activities on the weekend. Spend a leisurely afternoon in the melodious music of vinyl records.

▪️ It was built between 1925 and the 1930s, originally the residence of Zhou Zongliang, the 'Dye King' of the Shanghai Bund, and later the home of the painter Xu Yuanzhang. ▪️ The museum consists of two buildings and a garden, with one of the old houses open for two floors of visitation. The design features leaded stained glass windows, interior decorations, exterior wall glazed tiles, and mosaic flooring, all in a modernist architectural style. ▪️ There are two sessions each day, morning and afternoon, with only 40 spots available per day, on a first-come, first-served basis. Address: No. 3 Baoqing Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai. Opening hours: 9:30-16:30 (closed on Sundays and Mondays) Reservation: Reserve online three days in advance on the official WeChat account 'Estate Baoqing', and present your ID card on-site for admission.

| The former residence of the dye king, a hard-to-book museum get. I successfully got another hard-to-book museum in Shanghai🙋‍♀️ Each session is limited to 40 people, fewer people on site for a better experience (reservation method attached at the end of the article) Shanghai Symphony Music Museum🎵 An old western-style house hidden in the garden, the theme of symphony music is too professional, personally, I think the architectural environment itself is more worth seeing than the museum exhibits🤣 The former mansion of the 'Pigment King' Zhou Zongliang has now been transformed into a museum, with deep brown solid wood floors, wooden stairs carved with flowers... Every corner reveals the exquisite and western style that has not faded over time. The super large garden of nearly 4000㎡, exudes a vibrant vitality in the summer sun. Following the long 'Shanghai Music Development Centennial Major Events' music staff composed of notes on the wall, listening to the melodious Brahms piano music in your ears, you can start your music journey. 🏚The building itself No. 3 Baoqing Road was built around 1925, covering an area of about 4750 square meters. It was originally a German residence, with only the main building No. 2 and the steward's building No. 5 in the early days. Around 1930, 'Dye King' Zhou Zongliang bought this property and invited the famous Chinese architectural firm at the time - Huagai Architects to redesign and expand it. The redesign and expansion included the construction of the new No. 1 living room building and No. 3 building, and the renovation of the south facade of the No. 2 building. 💡About the Museum The renovated No. 3 Baoqing Road is now in use as the Shanghai Symphony Music Museum, which systematically introduces the modern development history of symphony music in Shanghai. The Shanghai Symphony Music Museum complements the neighboring Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai Conservatory of Music, providing a continuous experience for music lovers to visit and watch performances, and also revitalizing the use of historical buildings. 🔍Exhibition Highlights ♦️River of Music Mainly tells the development process of the earliest public orchestra in Asia - the Shanghai Public Orchestra to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, as well as a brief history of the development of the Shanghai Symphony. ♦️Splendor of Music Here are collected 32 important Western composers and their representative works, and there are 360-degree and 180-degree holographic multimedia technologies to introduce instruments, orchestra composition, ensemble composition, etc., which is a one-stop classroom for symphony music. ♦️Transmission of Music Popularize symphony music knowledge to the public in an easy-to-understand way. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ 📍Address: No. 3 Baoqing Road, Xuhui District 📅Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30-16:30 (entry stops at 16:00) 📋Reservation method: The daily reservation limit is 80 people (40 people each in the morning and afternoon), the daily reservation opens three days in advance, and you need to bring your ID to enter when booking on gzh 'Real Estate Baoqing'.

Upon entering the exhibition hall, you can see a century-old grand piano, which is the first grand piano used in concerts in China. The museum houses many precious documents and physical exhibits, including manuscripts, scores, musical instruments, records, books, letters, programs, and so on. This place was once the residence of the 'Dye King' Zhou Zongliang. Now, this building built in the 1920s has created the first symphony music museum in China in a brand new mode. This is a garden house with a history of more than 90 years. While understanding the history of the development of symphony music in Shanghai, you can also feel the unique charm of Shanghai's garden houses in every brick and wood. The interior of the room is all wooden floors, patchwork tiles, colorful glass, shutters, fireplaces, the overall interior decoration style is very retro, every window, every wall, makes you feel like you are in another era. Walking to the second floor, gently push open the balcony door, look out from the balcony, the century-old camphor tree in the courtyard seems to slowly tell you the ups and downs here. Shanghai, China

No. 3 Baoqing Road is an old house with more than 90 years of history. Located in the golden location of Shanghai's prime location, at the intersection of Huaihai Zhong Road and Baoqing Road. This famous private garden, which was closed in the old days, is now transformed into the Shanghai Symphony Music Museum. Became the first music museum in China with the theme of symphony. For the protection of old buildings, the Shanghai Symphony Music Museum will take a reservation with the WeChat public account (Property Baoqing) for free visits. The museum only arranges 80 spectators a day, divided into upper and lower afternoons.