A new museum themed around Jinan's opening of trade with foreign countries in 1904 opened to the public on April 30. The museum has two floors and six main sections, highlighting Jinan's development as an inland commercial city. The exhibits include old photographs of Jinan, maps of the city's commercial port in 1904, vintage newspapers, and old currency, providing a comprehensive display of the city's commercial prosperity and social changes since it first opened as a commercial inland city.

The museum recreates a Jinan commercial street scene from the early 1900s. [Photo/provided to english.jinan.gov.cn]