Shanghai's university-museum alliance

Xia Yamin, vice-president of Shanghai Ocean University, said Lin-gang's concentration of museums, libraries and university archives provides a strong foundation for cultural education. The alliance, she said, aims to turn those resources into accessible learning experiences and strengthen cooperation between universities and museums.

Members of the Lin-gang Area Cultural Education Alliance of Universities include Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai Jianqiao University, the China Maritime Museum and Datuan Senior High School Affiliated to Shanghai Ocean University.

Ma Tan contributed to this story.