Olympic treasures on display in Shanghai

An Olympic mini-museum rolled into Shanghai on Wednesday, as part of China's exhibition tour of Olympic treasures. The exhibit will be open through June 30, offering a glimpse into the history and the defining moments of the Games. Some exhibits were unveiled at Shanghaimart on Monday.

Medals of past Olympic Games were the first artifacts unveiled. These were the medals of the fist modern Olympic Games in Greece, where only silver and copper were awarded. Next to them were the rectangular medals of the 1900 Olympics in Paris.

The exhibition tour started in Beijing on August 8th, 2007. In full, it displays some 730 pieces from the international Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.