Ma's hopes

Ma Weidu is the founder and curator of Guanfu Museum, which is the first private museum in China.

With mainly Chinese artifacts on exhibition, the museum was founded on Jan 18, 1997. It was not well-known by the public until 2008.

On Jan 1, 2008, Ma Weidu was invited to be the guest in the flagship CCTV program "Lecture Room". He talked about his museum and more importantly, he introduced Chinese artifacts and their underlying historical, cultural significance.

In 2009, Ma Weidu initiated the Beijing Guanfu Cultural Foundation. Creating a culture foundation had been Ma's dream for many years. The Beijing Guanfu Cultural Foundation is committed to spreading Chinese traditional culture, funding the development of Guanfu Museum, heritage research and conservation projects, building a platform for public culture, promoting and guiding the public in the spirit of "charity & culture sponsorship".

Guanfu Museum is currently located at No 18 Jinnan Road, Zhangwanfen, Dashanzi, Chaoyang district, Beijing. But due to the city planning, it has to move. Guanfu Museum, which has experienced relocation for three times, is now looking for a new place. According to Mr Ma, it should be around 20,000-30,000 square meters.

Video: Yu Chenkang & Zhang Xiao

Photo: Wu Chuanjing

Editor: Yu Chenkang

Translation: Yu Chenkang, Nelly Min & Flora Yue

Script: Yu Chenkang & Flora Yue

Producer: Flora Yue