Time travel! Daily life of Shanghainese in old shikumen houses comes alive

Are you interested in the typical daily life of Shanghainese of a bygone era at shikumen (stone-gated) houses? Here is a glimpse!

Home is the most frequently encountered real physical space in everyone's growth, carrying memories and emotions.

Simple and happy moments are often hidden in unnoticeable instants, becoming the most precious treasures in people's hearts.

As time passes, childhood memories remain as lively as the old objects covered in dust.

A unique exhibition is unfolding on Shanghai's Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall, known as the "First Street of China."

Nearly a hundred old objects from local shikumen houses, replete with the vagaries of time, outline the trajectory of changes in the family life of Shanghainese and are displayed in eight exhibition areas of the Shanghai No. 1 Shopping Center, the first state-owned department store, allowing visitors to reminisce about the passage of time.

The laughter associated with the rusty White Rabbit milk candy box, the bustling sound of the Butterfly sewing machine, and the "knightly" style on the Phoenix bicycle with license plate and tax number... all are objects that a local family has gone through together for years.

People will also find old stamps, invoices, television sets, and wooden cases.

Here, each old object is no longer a cold item, but a piece of warm memory, a bridge connecting the past and the future.

If you go

Opening hours: 10am-8pm, through March 31

Venue: Shanghai No. 1 Shopping Center

Address: 830 Nanjing Rd E. 南京东路830号