Yuyuan Garden (Garden of Happiness) was first built in 1559 during the Ming Dynasty. The gardens suffered damage numerous times during the 19th century. During the First Opium War, the British army used the Huxinting Teahouse as a base of operations for several days in 1842. During the Taiping Rebillion, the Small Swords Society ran its headquarters in the Dianchun Hall. By the time Qing troops recovered the garden, the original structures had nearly all been destroyed. They were damaged again by the Japanese in 1942 before being repaired from 1956 to 1961. They were opened to the public in 1961 and declared a national monument in 1982.
The Shanghai Museum is famous for it's trove of ancient Chinese art. It is considered to be one of China's first world class modern museums.
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