China's long history has resulted in numerous cultural relics which are held in both public and private museums throughout the country. The 10 private museums detailed in our latest list are the finest and most famous examples of their kind in China.

中国悠久的历史造就了无数文化遗产，这些遗产陈列在全国各个公共博物馆和私人博物馆中。我们最新的榜单中的10大私人博物馆是中国所有博物馆中最好的最著名的。

Some are themed and have unique characteristics, while some hold the largest collection of their kind in the country. There is no doubt that all of them enrich the cultural life of the country and even fill the blanks left by the collections held in government-owned museums.

有的私人博物馆有自己的主题和特色，有的拥有全国最大量的收藏品。毫无疑问，所有的这10大私人博物馆充实了全国文化生活，甚至填补了政府博物馆收藏的空白。

Top 10: Sihai Teapot Museum四海壶具博物馆

The museum was founded in 1987 in Shanghai by Xu Sihai, a famous teapot collector and purple clay artist. It was the China's first private museum and was established with the aim of promoting Chinese tea culture. The museum holds more than 300 teapot relics which range from the Neolithic Period to modern times, showcasing China's long and illustrious history of teapot making.

四海壶具博物馆由许四海先生于1987年建于上海，是一家有名的收藏壶具和紫砂艺术品的博物馆，是中国第一家私人博物馆，促进中国茶文化是它的建馆宗旨。这里收藏了从新石器时代到现代的300多种不同壶具，展示了中国悠久杰出的壶具制造史。