Hu Gang Yinhang Lishi Exhibition hall

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.