Introduction
Located in the historical Xin Zhong Yuen in Jiao Tong University (established 1896), the C.Y.Tung Maritime Museum is jointly founded by HongKong's Tung Foundation and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The two-story, western-style building with a charming centre courtyard was built ninety years ago. It was at one time a student's residence. The 600m2 exhibition space houses the Chinese Maritime History Gallery and the C.Y.Tung Gallery. The former contains a permanent exhibition of maps, photograghs, archival material, maritime trade routes and their artifacts, reflecting China's maritime history since the Neolithic Period. Through the permanent display of objects, photographs, archival material, and ship models, the C.Y.Tung Gallery attempts to portray the many-sided talents and activities of one of the "Seven Sea Barons of the World". Although a global citizen and a multinational entrepreneur, C.Y.Tung remained consummately Chinese, intensely proud of his heritage.

1st FLOOR     Chinese Marine History Gallery Introduction
China is a vast country bordered on the east by a long coastline and criss-crossed by a network of rivers. The life of the inhabitants on this ancient land had long been intertwined with rivers, seas and lakes. Their wisdom had contributed to various inventions and progress in shipbuilding and navigation. As early as pre-historical age, the inhabitants had left behind wonderful legends about the oceans. During the Middle Ages, the "Silk and Porcelain Marine Route" had already developed trade links between the East and the West. In the early Ming Dynasty, Chinese Admiral Zheng He commanded fleets and undertook seven great ocean voyages, demonstrating China's marine skills and navigational prowess. The saga of these historical expeditions and China's seafaring traditions had laid grounds for further developments in shipbuilding and navigation, and also forged economic and cultural exchanges.

1st FLOOR     C.Y.Tung Gallery
C.Y.Tung (1912-1982), of Zhejiang Dinghai descent, was born in Shanghai to a merchant family of modest means. Yet in a few decades, with determination and overcoming insurmountable obstacles, he built a shipping empire, one of the largest in the world, comprising a fleet of over eleven million tons, and a worldwide business conglomerate spanning banking, insurance, property, shipyards, and energy related industries. The exibits under the heading of "Man of the Sea" and "Man of the Shore", trace his life-long dedication to shipping, his wide range of interests that include the arts, shipboard university, inernational affairs, and his commitment to his commitment to his family and friends. It is a celebration of his pioneering spirit and inspirational life.