Skyscrapers, impressive gardens

and cascading fountains

welcome us to Shanghai museum.

Vines creep down

The crisp three-story interior.

First, we visit

Religious statues

Hindu and Buddhist.

Western features

Adorning some Buddhist statues

Surprise us.

Afghan Influence

Inspecting many bronze wine urns,

We wonder

Translation error or change in habits?

Astounding detail on the bronze work.

Does anyone today

Have that patience?

The minority group section displays

Colourfully patterned,

beaded costumes

Even in remote Tibet.

We'll visit, someday.

Impossibly intricate pottery

Despite its age.

Reminders that 'made in China'

Was once a reassurance.

Today, made in China

Evokes the opposite feeling.