The star road inside the Shanghai Film Museum. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]

The Shanghai Film Museum, which occupies 15,000 square meters, features four stories that each contains an exhibition hall. Visitors can learn more about the filmmaking process through interactive games and voice acting facilities.

A bronze sculpture at the front of the main building, which depicts soldiers, workers and peasants, is the most noteworthy element of the museum. It also used to be the official logo for the Shanghai Film Studio.

Original manuscripts for the 1963 animation film Monkey King, which marked a milestone in the progress of Chinese animation, are among the most valued artifacts in the museum, said Ren.

A special exhibition featuring Zheng Junli (1911-69), an actor and director remembered for his film creations that often shone light on social problems, is currently taking place at the museum. A working scene from the making of his film Crows and Sparrows has been reproduced and presented as part of the exhibition.

The memorial exhibition also features artifacts he once used, such as the notes he wrote during the making of his celebrated films, pictures of him at the filming sites and manuscripts of his translated work An Actor Prepares by Konstantin Stanislavski.

If you go

Shanghai Film Museum

595 Caoxi Road North, Xuhui district, Shanghai

021-6426-6888

9 am - 5 pm, Tue-Sun

Admission: 60 yuan for adults; 30 yuan for students; free for those aged above 70 or under 6. Children must be accompanied by adults.

Reservations can be made at www.shfilmmuseum.com