Private museums exhibit China's cultural diversity

NANNING - At about 8 pm every night, one hour after his dinner, 45-year-old Xie Zhongguo opens his computer and searches for new items to acquire for his Liu Sanjie cultural museum.

Living in the city of Nanning, the capital of southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xie is a big fan of Liu Sanjie, the legendary folk singer from the Zhuang ethnic group. Since 1998, he has collected more than 3,000 items of memorabilia related to the singer.

Located in the region's scenic city of Guilin, the Liu Sanjie cultural museum, founded by Xie, is just one of the many private museums that have sprung up across the country over recent years.