Ancient Shu shines in Shanghai

New museum's first exhibition is part of an ongoing series that is dedicated to tracing origins of Chinese civilization, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.

Shanghai Museum East had its soft opening on Friday with the exhibition, Stars Over China: The Ancient Shu Civilization of Sanxingdui and Jinsha.

Construction of the new museum opposite the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in the Pudong New Area started in 2017, and it is expected to open to the public this year in three phases.

Shanghai Museum East has six stories, with a gross floor area of 113,200 square meters.