Tourism GuideShanghai Postal Museum
A grand 1920s postal building on the Suzhou Creek housing China's largest postal museum.
Key Information
Building
1924 Shanghai General Post Office
Architectural Style
European neoclassical
Ticket Notes
Free; opening days limited, check official schedule
Best Time to Visit
Weekday afternoons
About Shanghai Postal Museum
Shanghai Postal Museum occupies the historic Shanghai General Post Office building completed in 1924. Its landmark clock tower and green copper dome overlook the Suzhou Creek. Exhibits trace the history of Chinese postal service, including rare stamps, mail carts, and a recreated early post office. The building itself is one of Shanghai's finest examples of European neoclassical architecture.
Things to Do
- Admire the neoclassical facade and green copper dome
- See rare stamps and postal artifacts
- Explore the recreated vintage post office
- Photograph the clock tower from the Suzhou Creek bridges
- Learn how mail was carried in early 20th-century Shanghai