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China Maritime Museum
中国航海博物馆
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China Maritime Museum within Lingang New City, Shanghai
China Maritime Museum
Established5 July 2010 (2010-07-05)
Location197 Shengang Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Coordinates 30°53′54″N121°54′57″E / 30.89833°N 121.91583°E / 30.89833; 121.91583
DirectorZhao Feng
Website shmmc.com

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]

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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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  4. ↑ Ma, Lirong (9 May 2022). 新丝路学刊 [New Silk Road Journal] (in Simplified Chinese). Vol. 14. Social Sciences Literature Press. p. 122. ISBN   978-7-5201-9690-1.
  5. ↑ Winter, Tim (30 September 2019). Geocultural Power: China's Quest to Revive the Silk Roads for the Twenty-First Century. University of Chicago Press. p. 122. ISBN   978-0-226-65835-3.
  6. ↑ "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]. The State Council Information Office (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "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]. Sohu (in Simplified Chinese). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

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