Beijing has registered 140 museums, with approximately every 100,000 residents sharing one, official statistics show.At least 40 museums have opened to public in Beijing over the past decade, a fast growing period compared with the fact that 100 museums were established from 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, to 1997, according to Shu Xiaofeng, deputy director of Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage.
The ratio of the number of museums against population is close to that of the developed countries, said Shu.
Just in the first half of this year, seven new museums began to receive visitors, bringing more opportunities for the 13 million local population and mushrooming tourists.
Shu attributed the rapid development of museums to people's increasing demand for cultural activities and the active role played by more individuals, enterprises and organizations in investment.
In the first half of this year, non-governmental investors have established museums highlighting Chinese movies, post and stamps, telecommunications, folk customs and China's imperial civil examination system in Beijing.
Beijing Museums Train Staff in Seven Foreign Languages
Museums in Beijing are trying to train their staff in seven foreign languages to serve tourists during the 2008 Olympic Games.
In the first half of this year, non-governmental investors have established museums highlighting Chinese movies, post and stamps, telecommunications, folk customs and China's imperial civil examination system in Beijing.
Beijing Museums Train Staff in Seven Foreign Languages
Museums in Beijing are trying to train their staff in seven foreign languages to serve tourists during the 2008 Olympic Games.
Thirty museums in the capital will provide services in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Korean, according to the Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage.
Currently, major museums in Beijing offer services in Chinese, English, French and Japanese.
"Several large museums like the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) have started the training programs," Ha Jun, an official from the administration's museum department, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
But museums of different types will have their own focus, he said. Museums like the Capital Museum might provide services in more than seven foreign languages while the Confucius Temple and the Imperial Academy, favored by East Asian tourists, will have more Korean and Japanese-speaking staff.
A total of 11,900 museum employees will receive language training.
"It will be rather tough to develop the multilingual crew in one year. Big museums will recruit volunteers and others will provide audio guides in different languages," Ha said.
Besides language training, the museums are also working to improve facilities for the disabled.
The Palace Museum has installed lifts for wheelchair users and seven museums of ancient Chinese architecture like the Zhihua Temple have equipped themselves with barrier-free facilities.
Currently, major museums in Beijing offer services in Chinese, English, French and Japanese.
"Several large museums like the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) have started the training programs," Ha Jun, an official from the administration's museum department, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
But museums of different types will have their own focus, he said. Museums like the Capital Museum might provide services in more than seven foreign languages while the Confucius Temple and the Imperial Academy, favored by East Asian tourists, will have more Korean and Japanese-speaking staff.
A total of 11,900 museum employees will receive language training.
"It will be rather tough to develop the multilingual crew in one year. Big museums will recruit volunteers and others will provide audio guides in different languages," Ha said.
Besides language training, the museums are also working to improve facilities for the disabled.
The Palace Museum has installed lifts for wheelchair users and seven museums of ancient Chinese architecture like the Zhihua Temple have equipped themselves with barrier-free facilities.
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