The Chinese capital will build more large-scale museums in the next
few years, Director of the Beijing Cultural Heritage Administration
Mei Ninghua said over the weekend.
Mei said that before 2008, when Beijing will hold the Olympic
Games, the National Museum, National Art Gallery and museums of
agriculture, movies and automobiles will be built. The number of
museums will then be increased from the current 118 to 150.
The city is also considering construction of museums dedicated to
science fiction, environmental protection and ecology, Mei
said.
So
far, there are five private museums in Beijing.
(Xinhua News
Agency 09/08/2001)