Shanghai's past four decades on display

Visitors look at a picture that depicts the life of Shanghai citizens in the 1980s during a exhibition at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on Friday. The exhibition depicts life in the city over the 40 years since the start of China's reform and opening up policy. It features many pictures, exhibits and installations that reproduce the daily life of local residents, and also the achievements the city has made in the past four decades. The exhibition lasts until October 20.

Visitors look at an old-style wedding picture during the exhibition at Shanghai Exhibition Center.

Visitors look at a replica of a grain shop in days gone by.

Visitors look at a replica of a old-fashioned water boiler. 

Visitors look at the replica of a typical room that would be home to a newly wed couple in the 1980s.