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(Tushanwan Bowu­guan; Tushanwan Museum; 55-1 Puhuitang Lu; 55-1 admission Y10; 9am-4.30pm Tue-Sun; Shanghai Indoor Stadium/Xujiahui) Next to a middle school along Puhuitang Rd, this fascinating museum is dedicated to the arts and crafts of the former red-brick Tousewe Orphanage, established here by the indefatigable Jesuits in 1864. The Catholics taught orphans the techniques of Western art: one of the first things you see as you walk into the museum is a small, exquisite and exact copy of the former Tianning Pagoda in Beijing and a magnificent wooden pailou (decorative arch), the Tushanwan Archway, carved in 1913. Further along there’s a wealth of objects either produced or relating to the orphanage, from religious ornaments to Jesuit literature, including a copy of Recherches sur les superstitions en Chine. Woodcraft was particularly productive at the orphanage so some splendid items can be admired; look out for the expertly carved ‘Li Kui and his double’, fashioned from boxwood, and the Madonna from the 1920s. Filling out the rest of the fascinating collection are paintings and stained glass. Audio tours are available.

Jesuit Xujiahui

Beyond St Ignatius Cathedral and the Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei, keep your eyes peeled and unearth a small treasure trove of historic architecture around Xujiahui. The red-and-grey-brick building on the south side of Hongqiao Rd across from Grand Gateway 66 is the Xuhui Public School Offline map Google map (Xuhui Zhongxue), established in 1850 by the Jesuit priest Claude Gotteland. Standing across North Caoxi Rd from St Ignatius Cathedral is the former St Ignatius Convent Offline map Google map, now a restaurant, once belonging to the Helpers of the Holy Souls. Just south of St Ignatius Cathedral at 166 Puxi Rd is the Jesuit-built Xujiahui Observatory Offline map Google map, currently part of the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau. A little further on along East Nandan Rd, you’ll see another Jesuit-constructed building on the far side of the road, the former Major Seminary Offline map Google map.

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