Photo shows the outside of Shanghai Auto Museum. (Chinapic.people.com.cn)
Shanghai Auto Museum, the first dedicated auto museum in China, is located in the Auto Expo Park of Shanghai International Automobile City. The museum covers an area of 28,000 square meters, and its exhibition area exceeds 10,000 square meters. With more than 400 million yuan's investment, it was completed on Oct. 24, 2006, and opened to the public on Jan. 17, 2007.
The currently open areas of the auto museum include History Pavilion, Antique Car Pavilion, and Exploration Pavilion. Nearly 70 classic real cars are exhibited in the museum, showing a hundred-year history of auto since it was born. The museum offers a platform for visitors to appreciate antique cars and understand the auto history.