Beijing's 10 strangest museums

Updated: 2014-12-05 11:01

By Jiang Wanjuan(chinadaily.com.cn)

Daxing Watermelon Museum

Beijing's 10 strangest museums

A visitor touches a bronze statue holding a watermelon at the Daxing Watermelon Museum in Beijing on a day in June, 2004. [Photo/IC]

Daxing Watermelon Museum is located inside the Watermelon Research Institute and among Beijing's major watermelon plantations in Daxing. Visitor will learn about the cultivation of different types of watermelons, along with comics, statues and paintings featuring the capital's favorite summer fruit.