Magic City Walk | The bank museum on this "Wall Street" of the Bund hides a century-old vault
I heard that the century-old vault on the Bund has recently been opened again, so I took advantage of the late summer and early autumn, and brought Dongdong to this rumored "Bank Museum" on the weekend to feel the historical changes of the banking industry in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The exhibition hall on the 2nd floor is not very big, but it is worth seeing, and you can see the century-old "vault", you can say that it is full of gains.
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【Geographical Information】
🪙Museum name: Shanghai-Hong Kong Bank History Exhibition Hall
🗄️Address: East Asia Bank Building, 299 Sichuan Middle Road, Huangpu District
🚇Transportation: 600 meters walk from Exit 7 of Nanjing East Road Station on Line 10
🕐Opening hours: 10:00-17:00, stop admission at 17:00
💳Tickets: Free and no appointment required (you can register by scanning the code at the entrance)
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【Check-in Features】
Introduction: Designed by the famous Hungarian architect Hongda, the retro outline, coupled with the mosaic marble decoration, is one of the representatives of the "Art Deco" style architecture. Hongda's other famous buildings include Cathay Theatre, Guanglu Theatre, etc.; East Asia Bank opened its first branch in Shanghai in 1920. The construction of the East Asia Bank Building began in 1925 and was completed in 1926. The Shanghai-Hong Kong Bank History Exhibition Hall was established in 2018, focusing on the rise and fall of the banking industry in Shanghai and Hong Kong from the mid-19th century to the present, with historical time as the main line, showing the integration and development of the banking industry in Shanghai and Hong Kong and the results of exchanges. The East Asia Building where the exhibition hall is located is also a "Shanghai Excellent Historical Building", 1F&MF is the Shanghai-Hong Kong Bank History Exhibition Hall, and 2F is the Shanghai Puxi Branch of East Asia Bank (China) Co., Ltd.
The 1st floor displays a large number of "chao ticket money" from different periods, as well as calculators and typewriters used by banks, and restores the old bank counters and workstations, and also sets up interactive photo check-in experiences (there are also friendly reminders for photo spots), and the vault scene also sets up interactive game experiences and immersive feelings.
M floor displays historical photos in the development of New China and various coins and banknotes, and the pure white spiral staircase is also very photogenic.
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【Nearby Check-in】
The Bund, Century Bus 20🚌, Nanjing East Road, and various museums in People's Square (see my previous note for details)
The exhibition hall is located on the first floor lobby and mezzanine floor of the former Shanghai branch of the Bank of East Asia. The magnificent building at the corner of Sichuan Middle Road was built in 1926 and is a high-rise building in the style of art deco.
The complete cloud stone counter in the Bank of East Asia Building, 299 Middle Sichuan Road, seems to take you into the old bank office. Behind the cloud is the busy figure of the bank clerk. The lobby is magnificent and contains many typewriters and precious bills from 100 years ago. Kim. The first floor has a lot of interactive experience and treasure hunt fun, let you touch the real vault gate, but also visit the safe deposit box opened by non-rich people in the bank to experience the feeling of a noble, the second floor is mainly to introduce the Bank of East Asia Introduction Exhibition Hall 100 years ago And multimedia exhibition hall to show you the real bankers, well, better to see everyone to see
There were not many people going on Saturday morning, but it seemed that I missed the session on Saturday afternoon. When I was a child, my uncle worked at Bank of East Asia, so I have some memories of Bank of East Asia. Knowing about the past can embrace a better future.
tips: You need to make an appointment in advance on the public account, and the daily quota is limited. There is a public welfare explanation at 2:30 pm on Saturday. You need to show your health code + appointment code + ID card. Exhibition highlights: 🌈 The building is decorated in artistic style, and many elements such as balance patterns are embedded in it. The 24-meter-long cloud stone counter in the lobby is preserved from the last century. You can see the picture 2-3 comparison map. The internal spiral staircase built nearly a year later (Figure 5) 🌈 Understanding the history of the teller office scene at that time (Figure 6) The scale used to weigh gold and silver (Figure 7) The earliest computer (Figure 8) The entrance to the vault at that time was on the ground (Figure 9) The safe used to store cash at that time (Figure 10) The steel door of the vault at the time of the safe deposit box business warehouse (Figure 11) was made by Mosler, the top security company at the time, and was very thick. (Figure 12)
The Da Nang Bank History Exhibition Hall was closed in the previous section due to the epidemic, and now it can finally be seen quickly. Book an appointment in advance on the official WeChat public account or the "Huangpu most Shanghai" public account, only three days a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It is best to make an appointment at 2:30 pm on Saturday, because there is a professional free explanation, you can see some doorways. It was originally an old building, and there was a red and white spiral staircase, or a good place to take pictures and punch in.
Behind the lobby on the first floor, there is a safe deposit box, and there is a vault underground. Now the door of the safe deposit box is open. You can go in and visit the details of the interior. Here, it was mainly for customers to store valuables. It was a symbol of customer identity and a protection of property in the era of major changes. Inside are safes of varying sizes. In the narrow space, bank staff need to climb up and down with ladders to put or take out customers' safeties. It is best to see the vault and safe deposit box during the explanation period, following the pace of the young interpreter. The second floor is basically a variety of displays, including the contemporary progress of the Bank of East Asia, and there is an interesting white spiral staircase on the edge of the first floor entrance, which complements the black and white marble pattern on the ground. It is really a good place to take pictures.