Chinese car museums

This is a summary of classic car collections in China.

Beijing Area:

1. Beijing International Automotive Expo Center, including the Automuseum.
Huaxiang, Fengtai District
Under construction. Opening expected in 2010.
Here is a website about the architecture: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=847, here more photos: http://english.cri.cn/6566/2010/05/10/1881s568755.htm

2. Beijing Bayi Film Studio Car Collection.
No.1a, Liuliqiao Beili, Beijing Fengtai.

3. Luo Wenyou Classic Car Museum.
Yangsong Huairou, Beijing Municipality.
Open for public since May 2009. About 160 cars, many of Chinese origin. Hugh Hongqi collection, 20 classic Hongqi cars exhibited. Unique 10m based long wheelbase Hongqi limo. Cars are more or less restored, in minor condition.
Luo Wenyou's personal website: www.laoyeche.org.
Press announcements at the opening of the museum: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/10/content_11163130.htm
An overview of many exhibited models:  http://www.hongqiche.com/bbs/ShowPost.asp?id=970, http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431233.

Shanghai Area:

4. Shanghai Auto Museum.
Anting, Shanghai Municipality.
Open since 2006, mainly the American Blackhawk collection. The collection contains about 70 cars.
Museum website: http://www.shautomuseum.gov.cn/.
Other interesting sites showing the museum: http://www.shautocity.com/english/jcbl.htm, http://shanghai.cultural-china.com/html/Arts---Culture/Museum/200810/15-177.html, http://www.chinacartimes.com/2010/06/24/a-visit-to-the-shanghai-auto-museum-%e4%b8%8a%e6%b5%b7%e6%b1%bd%e8%bd%a6%e5%8d%9a%e7%89%a9%e9%a6%86%ef%bc%89/

5. SAIC Headquarters Car Collection.
A small collection of "Made in Shanghai" cars is (was?) exhibited in the SAIC Headquarters, 489 Weihai Road, 200041 Shanghai.

6. Shanghai Film Studio Car Collection
Songjiang, Shanghai.

7. Nanjing Auto Museum.
Jiangning Area.
Opening 2010. Here two websites about the design: http://www.3gatti.com/Francesco-Gatti/automobile-museum/origami%20car%20museum.htm, http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/16/china-building-drive-in-car-museum/

North China:

8. Changchun FAW Collection.
Exhibition hall, in the new FAW Cars headquarters, filled with some famous FAW vehicles, permanently about 10 (in November 2009: Dongfeng CA71, Hongqi CA772, Hongqi CA7600J, Hongqi HQ3 convertible etc.). The ìmmense FAW collection of Hongqi prototypes and other cars used for test purposes by FAW (about 200 cars) is totally closed for public.
Some impressions: http://www.hongqiche.com/d/changchunxing.asp, http://s.bbs.sina.com.cn/pview-116-4417.html, http://gb.cri.cn/14404/2007/06/28/2625@1653283.htm, http://www.hongqiche.com/bbs/ShowPost.asp?id=793.

9. Changchun International Automotive Museum.
Museum opened in 2007, looked like there were only car models and photos on display. In 2009 this museum was closed again, the building is now filled up with car dealers.
Here is more: http://www.our-golf.com/article/disbbs/dispbbs.asp?boardid=11&id=105023.

10. Dalian Classic Car Museum.
Lvshun.
Owner Liu Xiangyang, about 150 cars in good condition. Interesting Beijing Jeep prototypes.
Here some info: http://www.dlguide.com/toursite/oldcar.html, http://news.cheshi.com/dalian/200905/103865.shtml, http://english.runsky.com/2009-04/29/content_3060679.htm.

South China:

11. Sanhe Classic Car Museum.
Chengdu.
Established in 2005 in Sanhe Automobile Park. Rebuilt classic cars, wonderful restored. Sanhe is specialised in Hongqi restoration.
Sanhe website: http://www.sanhegroup.com/libs/index.html.
About the restoration company: http://www.sanhegroup.com/libs/fwzx.php?sin=shlycfxfw&pagetitle.
The collection: http://www.sanhegroup.com/libs/fwzx.php?sin=cxshow|shlycfxfw&pagetitle.

12. Kunming Auto Museum.
Was shown at internet c.2003. Is now closed. The collection is sold, partly to Mr. Luo Wenyou.

13. Emei Film Studio Car Collection.

Hong Kong:

14. Classic Auto-cycle Musem (CAM), proposed in the Fanling Courthouse.
See the CAM website: http://www.cam-hk.com/innerPageMuseum.html#Scene_2.

see also: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/10/06/classic-car-museums-of-china/