Recently there have been many comments from fans hoping for a collection of museums. Now it's time to satisfy your wishes. Let’s look at some “niche” museums in Beijing that are delicate and with a few visitors!

Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum

Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum is located in Wuta Temple, which was originally a Tibetan Buddhist temple built in the Ming Dynasty. There are various stone carvings of Beijing, and the exhibits are very impressive.

Moreover, there are many national treasures in the museum. The main five towers of King Kong Throne are magnificent and finely carved, with exquisite patterns around them, and there are very rare Buddha foot reliefs inside.

Address: No.24, Wutasi Village, Haidian District, Beijing

Time: 9:00-16:30 (closed on Monday)

Admission: RMB 20

Transportation: Take bus No.86, 92, 332, 563, 588, 608, 653, 689, 695, 697, 717, No. TE18, No. TE19, No. TE4, No. TE6, Express No.105 or Express No.106 to the National Library Station; or take Subway Line 4 or Line 9 to the National Library Exit C , and walk east for 500 meters along the river.

Guanfu Museum

Guanfu Museum is the first private museum in China. Its founder is Mr. Ma Weidu. There are porcelain, furniture, oil painting, craft, video, and door-and-window exhibition halls and the multi-function hall in the museum.

Mr. Ma Weidu's collection is abundant and of high quality, so the exhibits in the museum are very exquisite and delicate.

There are many adopted cats in the museum, each with its own name, which have also become the symbol of the museum’s cultural and creative industry. Come here and you will enjoy both the culture of the museum and the cuteness of the cats.

Address: No.18 Jinnan Road, Zhangwanfen, Dashanzi, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Time: 9:00-17:00 (Monday 9:00-16:00)

Admission: RMB 100

Transportation: Take Bus No.854, Bus No. ZHUAN116 or Express Direct Line No.117 to the Jing Wang Jia Yuan Zhong Jie Nan Kou and then walk to the museum.

Shijia Hutong Museum

Shijia Hutong Museum is the first museum named after Hutong in China. Located in No.24 Courtyard of Shijia Hutong, it is a quadrangle courtyard with one entrance and two exits. Shijia Hutong Museum was originally a part of the ancestral home of the famous talented woman Ling Shuhua. It used to be a place for gatherings of great writers-- Gu Hongming, Chen Yinke, Qi Baishi, Ba Jin, Xu Zhimo, Shen Congwen, and Indian poet Tagore have all talked and laughed here.

There are eight exhibition halls and a multi-function hall in the museum, including People’s Art Hall, Modern Education Hall, Lanzhi Xiefang Hall and Celebrities of the Hutongs Hall.

Walking into the museum is like passing through the last century in one second. The museum clearly presents the history of Shijia Hutong and records the life of old Beijingers.

Address: No.24 Shijia Hutong, Dongsi South Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Admission: Free

Transportation: Take Subway Line 6 to Dong Si Exit C and walk for 1.2 km.

China Garden Museum

China Garden Museum is the first national museum with the theme of gardens in China. It is located at the foot of Yingshan Mountain in Fengtai District, Beijing, and along the Yongding River.

Covering an area of 65,000 square meters with the building area of 49,950 square meters, the museum consists of three parts: the main building, the indoor exhibition garden and the outdoor exhibition area. 28,200 square meters in the main building can be used for free exhibitions.

In the China Garden Museum, besides various exhibition halls, there are also leisure places in temporary exhibition halls for you to enjoy the beautiful and quiet scenery of small bridges, flowing water and swimming fish. Don't miss it!

Address: No.15 Shejichang Road, Fengtai District, Beijing

Admission: Free

Transportation: Take Subway Line 14 (West Section) to Yuan Bo Yuan Exit A, and take Bus No. ZHUAN55 to Zhong Guo Yuan Lin Bo Wu Guan.