Sihang Warehouse (Exhibition Hall of the Heroic Eight Hundred at Shanghai’s Sihang Warehouse)

　　"Sihang" refers to the abbreviation for the four major banks of old Shanghai — the Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Kincheng Banking Corporation, Chungking Bank, and Continental Bank — which together constituted a private financial capital group north of the Yangtze River. In contrast to the so-called “Southern Four Banks” — namely the Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Zhejiang Industrial Bank, Zhejiang Xingye Bank, and Xinhua Trust & Savings Bank — they were commonly known as the “Northern Four Banks.” The Yien Yieh Commercial Bank was established in 1915, the Kincheng Banking Corporation set up a branch in Shanghai in 1917, the Chungking Bank was founded in 1921, and the Continental Bank opened a branch in Shanghai in 1920.

　　In September 1985, the Sihang Warehouse was designated as a Revolutionary Base Site of Shanghai by the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Management Committee. In 1992, it was listed as an Outstanding Historical Building of Shanghai. In August 1995, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the “Exhibition Hall of the Heroic Eight Hundred at the Sihang Warehouse” was constructed with funding from Yipai Group and implemented by the Zhabei District Culture Bureau. The former Mayor of Shanghai, Wang Daohan, inscribed the name of the exhibition hall.

　　Address: 7F, Old Sihang Creative Park, No. 1 Guangfu Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai

　　Postal Code: 200070

　　Tel: 63801202 Fax: 6380277

　　Opening Hours: 13:30–16:00 on Friday afternoons; closed on holidays

　　Public Transport: Bus routes 518, 108, 210, 46, Xinchuan Special Line, Tunnel Line 3