Most of us consume milk and other dairy products everyday, but do you know what it takes to bring this delicious, nutritious food to our tables? In 2001 the country's first and only dairy museum was opened in Shanghai to tell us all about it. Appropriately situated in the grounds of one of China's largest dairy companies, Bright Dairy & Food Co., the museum explains dairy production from the past to the present, plus other scientific facts about dairy that you probably didn't know.

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On top is a painting of five cows by Tang Dynasty artist Han Huang. It is China's oldest painting on paper the museum's most precious exhibit. Below are ancient pottery used to hold milk.

The great hall of the museum. Along the wall is a replica of ancient wall paintings found in a Tibetan temple showing ancient Chinese producing and using milk.

Life-size model of a milk truck. The inside has been turned into a cinema showing documentaries on dairy processing.

Original 1930's machine for making milk powder. Steam passed inside the two large rollers on the side while milk was poured on top. The heat from the steam evaporated the water in the milk and two metal plates then scraped the powder off the top.

Large model of a black and white dairy cow with the School Milk display in the background. School Milk is a national project aiming to provide every Chinese school child with milk each day, and it's been in operation in Shanghai for 5 years.

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