Getty Images The China Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 will be transformed into a ‘palace of Chinese Art’ on Oct. 1.image source:blogs.wsj.com

Whether celebrating fine art or ancient artifacts, salt or signboards, China increasingly has a museum for most tastes — and a few that can be found nowhere else, such as one devoted to whistling kites. As money has piled up in recent decades, Chinese are turning to culture and the country is in a museum-building boom.

Last year one museum was built every day on average, though the rush has since “slowed” to about one every three days, says Cathy Giangrande, co-author with Miriam Clifford and Antony White of the “Chinese Museums Association Guide,” an updated version of their 2009 book “China: Museums.” Recently, the authors heard from the museums association that the guide had been added to a list of official gifts that may be distributed by the government to foreign dignitaries, a rare honor....Continue Reading

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