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This morning, you will head to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, known as the "Window of the City," to learn from multiple dimensions about Shanghai's historical development from a dilapidated small fishing village to today's international metropolis and its future planning. The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is located in downtown Shanghai and has 6 floors. Among them, the "Prologue Hall," "City of Humanities," "City of Innovation," and "City of Ecology" are the main theme halls. It adopts many high-tech digital technologies, such as VR, AR, holographic imaging, and the world's largest 5D digital city sand table. You can comprehensively understand Shanghai's past, present, and future in a relaxed and interesting way. Afterwards, you will visit the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre (PPAC), hailed as one of "China's Top Ten Museums." The Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre is located in Xuhui District, Shanghai. Founded by Yang Peiming in 2012, it is a private museum specializing in collecting and displaying calendar posters and propaganda posters. It has collected nearly 6,000 kinds of Chinese propaganda posters from the beginning of the last century to the present. It is deeply favored by tourists and is a must-visit place for an in-depth understanding of modern Chinese history. Here, you can see various distinctive calendar posters and advertising posters from the 1910s to the 1940s, and also view "New Year pictures" from the 1950s all the way to propaganda posters after the Cultural Revolution, as well as Cultural Revolution big-character posters and woodcut propaganda posters. From these propaganda posters rich in Chinese era characteristics, you can personally understand China's modern development process and the historical background of that time. Practical tips 1. The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is closed on Wednesdays. If that day is Wednesday, you can visit the Shanghai Museum (closed on Mondays) near the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center instead. 2. Tickets for museums and attractions need to be reserved or booked in advance. Please contact our customer service in advance so we can arrange ticket booking for you. After lunch, you will head to Xintiandi, known as one of the world's top 20 cultural landmarks. This is an urban tourist attraction that perfectly integrates Shanghai's traditional shikumen architecture with modern architecture, and it is also an excellent place to learn about Shanghai's history, longtang culture, and modern fashion. Here, you can stroll leisurely, admire historical sites, taste specialty foods, and browse various shops representing Shanghai's fashion and tradition. In addition, the Shikumen Open House Museum inside is also a good place to learn about the lifestyle of Shanghai people in the 1920s and 1930s. After the visit, you can also wander around Tianzifang. Tianzifang is praised as "Shanghai's most culturally rich creative block" and is the best place to learn about Shanghai's most authentic longtang culture, admire rich and varied art works, and experience Shanghai's traditional culture and modern art. If interested, you can look at old-style buildings such as post offices, telephone booths, and street lamps, and also visit Chinese traditional handicraft shops, such as vintage pocket watches, qipao, paper fans, etc. After the visit, this unforgettable Shanghai cultural tour will come to an end. Our guide will send you back to your accommodation or to the airport/train station. If you want to extend this trip and explore more destinations in China, such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, Beijing, Yunnan, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Chengdu, Tibet, Xinjiang, etc., you can also contact our customer service to arrange it for you.