brokenspectre:. .I used the word "favourite" to mean my favourite aviation museum world wide. There is only one aviation museum in China and this is the one in Beijing. The official name of the museum is " China Aviation Museum" and it is part of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). As you may know the PLA control the Chinese Air Force and the administrators and personnel of the museum are PLA. They wear the uniform of the Chinese Air Force. There is a uniformed guard at the entrance gate. The aircraft on display are not chrome plated and painted in pretty two pack paint. They are just as they were in squadron service. In fact they look as if they just flew in and were parked. Oil drips from engines, tail pipes are burnt and stained and tyres scruffed. The staff are courteous and helpful but English is not readily spoken. Some of the Korean war fighters that are housed in the bomb proof cave are national identities. One in particular is adorned with five kills and another reflects the fact that it was donated to the Korean war by a famous opera singer. The entire flavour of the museum is military and the red star adorned with its historical Ba-Yi or 8-1 (1st August) date is much in evidence as would be expected in a Chinese military establishment. You will enjoy this museum because it is different, it is patriotic and it is most definitely thought provoking. . .. .KIFIS