Top 10 private museums in China

Top 8: Bao Wanrong's Museum of Peking Opera Costumes

Bao Wanrong is a famous Peking Opera artist and collector. He studied opera with many well known artists, including Xun Huisheng, one of the four great 20th century performers of the Dan (female characters) in Beijing Opera. He has collected, designed and made more than 2,000 Peking Opera costumes, including robes, skirts, garments, trousers and amices, including the costumes of Mei Lanfang and Xun Huisheng, which promote the glorious traditional culture of Peking Opera.

Top 7: Shilong Museum

Located in Shilong Town of Dongguan City in Guangdong Province, Shilong Museum is a non-profit cultural organization which focuses the development history of Shilong Town and furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Covering an area of 800 square meters, the museum boasts 500 collections including fossils, stamps, jade articles, porcelain and pottery, as well as a variety of precious furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.