Private Tour

4-Hour Private Shanghai Art and History Tour

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

English

Mobile ticket

Discovery the hidden arts and history of Shanghai from M50, the old factory park to Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, the private museum located in the former French concession. Be surrounded by the artistic atmosphere in the neighboring streets of Tianzifang and Shikumen area to explore the combination of creative productions and trendy designs. It's a great way to appreciate the art technique at personal level plus to learn the remarkable modern art history of China.

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Wheelchair accessible

Children must be accompanied by an adult

If your hotel is not located in downtown Shanghai, an arrangement can be made to meet near the downtown area

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Please wear comfortable walking shoes

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

M50 Creative Park

Your local friendly guide will pick up you at the hotel lobby and head to the urban ghetto of Shanghai's art scene in M50 which is often compared with New York's SoHo, where to discover a variety ranges of modern and contemporary arts on show.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

Continue your tour to Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, one of the most popular private museums in Shanghai where you will see the valuable posters from 1910 to 1970’s, the only one of this kind in China as depicted on striking posters in this period and the collection is a remarkable look into the twentieth-century history of China and also provides an idealized account of a key period in global history.

1 hour • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Private tour services

Hotel pick up (Only for hotels located in downtown area. Pick up does not include hotels in the outskirts such as Jiading, Songjiang ,Qingpu ,Jinqiao, Chuansha in Pudong areas etc. If your hotel is not in the downtown area your guide will give you instructions to the meeting point downtown)

Entrance fees

Local transportation( For a party of 1-4 pax , you will be traveled in the local premieum uber, for a party of more than 4 pax , air-conditioned mini van will be provided)

Professional and knowledgeable English-speaking guide

Personal expenses

Gratuities

Hotel drop-off

USD 15.00 surcharge after 4-hour tour

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Afternoon Departure

Private art and history tour , local friendly English guide, local transfer and entrance fees are included .
Pickup included

Morning Departure

Private art and history tour , local friendly English guide, local transfer and entrance fees are included.
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

8 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Chinese art tour
Journey728281,,Jan 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We really enjoyed this tour. It was great to learn and see Chinese art through the years, some historic and some modern day. Our guide was terrific.
Shanghai art tour
Maps58228440878,,Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Lea was most Helpful and accommodating . Will recommend this tour …. Shanghai has plenty to offer in the arts ………… very informative , most especially for art enthusiasts
Very good!
vmoy,,Jun 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our tour was really nice. Sammi was very accommodating and knowledgeable about the sites that we visited. She is very helpful!
Highly recommended art and history tour in Shanghai
Rita F,,Nov 10, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
We loved the art and history tour with Mason. The artists quarter and the poster collection were very interesting. Mason also gave us a lot of interesting inputs about Chinese history and culture.
Enjoyable Tour!
AiLoonY,,Oct 29, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had an enjoyable tour with Mason from Sunny Tours discovering culture and history of Shanghai. Our tour covered the Song Qingling museum, the leafy environs of the French Concession, the Shanghai Propaganda Art Posters Museum and the M50 Art district. Sunny Tours was accommodating and flexible in adapting to our requirements. Beyond guiding us through the various places, Mason shared his perspective as a Shanghai resident and this allowed us to have a better feel of the city. We will definitely recommend Sunny Tours for your tour in Shanghai!
Wonderful art, history, culture, architecture tour
NadiaL1022,,Sep 30, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a wonderful tour, giving us a greater understanding of Chinese history, culture and architecture. We especially loved the Propaganda poster collection and Soong Ching-Ling’s residence, and our tour guide Sunny was very friendly and knowledgeable. A great tour to do during the holiday period, when there are so many tourists.
Excellent Tour To See a Unique Side of Shanghai
foulaman,,Nov 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is an excellent tour if you have already seen the main highlights of Shanghai and want a more in-depth feel for the history and dynamic arts scene of the city. Our guide Mason picked us up promptly at our hotel. He was friendly, knowledgeable and spoke English very well. This tour was fully customizable, and we asked if we could include a stop at the Chinese Printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall (a wonderful blue-and-white fabric museum and shop) in the French Concession. Mason took us there first, then off by taxi to the M-50 area which has a wonderful range of art showrooms and shops by leading Shanghai artists. We spent about an hour popping in and out of art spaces with a fun range of paintings, high-tech art installations, ceramics and other works. Great to look at and some great shopping. We proceeded to the fascinating Propaganda Poster Art Centre, a private museum in the basement of a residential apartment building showing the history of art posters throughout China's communist era. A fascinating display, and our guide gave us additional background on the development and changes in the art through the years. We finished the tour in the fun shopping and eating area (and crowded!) Tianzifang. The tour was not rushed, the guide gave us lots of interesting commentary, and when we were ready, Mason put us into a taxi and sent us back to the hotel. A super way to spend a half-day learning more about the art and history of Shanghai. We felt the price was reasonable. It included all taxis (except the return to our hotel which was less than 30 Yuan), and they were so easy to use since Mason called them with an app on his phone and knew exactly when and where they would pick us up. Having a guide also helped us in finding a couple of the locations, which would have been challenging without a local accompanying us. We covered a lot of the city in a short time. A first-rate tour we highly recommend.
Private Shanghai Art and History Tour
angelikaw732,,Nov 26, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful and very interesting tour, which was customised to my wishes. Aries was a great guide, flexible and with lot’s of good insights and information about Shanghai.