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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Shanghai

Open since 2006, the Madame Tussauds Shanghai is the sixth Madame Tussauds Wax Museum following its predecessors in London, Amsterdam, Las Vegas, New York, and Hongkong.

Madame Tussaud is a French artist who fabricated life-sized statues lively for favorite celebrities. She established&nb...

Open since 2006, the Madame Tussauds Shanghai is the sixth Madame Tussauds Wax Museum following its predecessors in London, Amsterdam, Las Vegas, New York, and Hongkong.

Madame Tussaud is a French artist who fabricated life-sized statues lively for favorite celebrities. She established her first permanent exhibition on Baker Street in London in 1835.

Madame Tussauds Shanghai has been divided into seven motive sections: "Behind the Scene", "Charming Shanghai", "Celebrities in History", "Film", "Music", "Sports" and "Speed".  More than 70 lifelike celebrity was sculptures are displayed in the museum and all of them were meticulously fabricated in the workroom, which has a history over 200 years in making wax statues, in London.

Not only Chinese superstars like NBA player Yao Ming and famous hurdler Liu Xiang, but also overseas celebrities like Michael Jackson, David Beckham, Michael Jordan, Tom Cruise, Marilyn Monroe, Einstein, Princess Diana, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, etc. are all under one roof. They, standing or sitting, with a smile or with a posture, seemed chatting merrily with inmate friends. I am sure you'd lose discrimination in the musuem. Believe or not?

The Tibetan Neighborhood

Near the Wuhou Shrine and the Southwest University for Nationalities is a small neighborhood that features Tibetan shops and restaurants. From the outside this area is only recognizable by the Tibetan script written above or below Chinese characters on storefronts. There is usually a handful...

Near the Wuhou Shrine and the Southwest University for Nationalities is a small neighborhood that features Tibetan shops and restaurants. From the outside this area is only recognizable by the Tibetan script written above or below Chinese characters on storefronts. There is usually a handful of Tibetan monks, dressed in traditional red and yellow attire, milling about the area as well. It is not possible to say whether the shops sell items any more or less authentic than the Tibet Autonomous Region itself. Still, any travelers or tourists looking to pick up a Buddha figure, incense, or Tibetan-style jewelery, handcrafts, clothing, or weavings should stop by for a browse. Generally speaking Tibetans are particularly friendly, however, the neighborhood does unfortunately host a few unfriendly beggars, including some children.  

The neighborhood itself is really just one intersection. Running north/south is Wuhouci Hengjie. The east/west cross-street with Wuhouci Hengjie is Wuhouci Dongjie on the west side and Ximianqiao Hengjie on the east side. The restaurants in the area are all vegetarian and moderately priced.  

A Tibetan restaurant facade, notice the unusual Tibetan script

Buses 8, 94, 109, and 110 all stop on Ximianqiao Hengjie, which forms the eastern end of the neighborhood. If you head south from the Wuhou Shrine on Wuhouci Dajie, you will soon turn left onto Wuhouci Dongjie.