Leave the traditional guided walks behind and strike out at your own pace with an audio guide. This bilingual podcast is presented by Shanghai Daily and supervised by the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee.

If you are interested in postal history and precious stamps, follow us on a visit to the Shanghai Postal Museum at 250 North Suzhou Road. Here, you will get closer to the past, present and future of the city's postal service.

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A replica of the Shanghai Postal Service Building. Built in the 1920s, this baroque structure is a symbol of the city's modern postal service.

A mailbox with the words “Chinese Imperial Post” and a dragon on it. This kind of mailbox was used in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

A replica of a mail carriage in the courtyard of the Shanghai Postal Museum. It was used during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

This board lists basic information about the first set of stamps of 50 foreign countries and regions, including their time of issue, issuing country or region and their face value.

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