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...ature but also for its rich humanistic resources. Because of its open to foreigners and its coastal location, Shanghai is endowed with rich tourist attractions related to its long and complicated history. Many buildings, constructed in various foreign styles, are well preserved in the Bund area, and western tourists will feel a sense of familiarity when strolling around the long street, which resembles those in European cities. This blending of eastern and western styles has given the Bund a reputation as a "World's Fair of Architecture." Many buildings from the 1920s and 1930s have also survived in the Old City section of Shanghai. A great recommendation:Shanghai Museum, a museum of ancient Chinese art, was founded in 1952. With a collection of over 120,000 pieces of cultural relics in twelve categories, including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, paintings, jades, numismatics, furniture, seals, sculptures, minority art and foreign art, Shanghai Museum is especially famous for its collection of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy. Its original address was 325 West Nanjing Road in what was once the club at the Shanghai horse race track. In 1959, it moved to 16 Henan South Road; in 1996, it moved to the current building. The eleven main galleries in this museum include: the Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Sculpture, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Jades, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Paintings, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Seals, Gallery of Ancient Chinese Numismatics, Gallery of Chinese Furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasty and Gallery of A...