4. Zhang Lianzhi: Huayun Museum

Huayun Museum, Tianjin's first private museum, was dubbed "The Edible Museum" by the celebrated writer Feng Jicai, appropriate as it is located inside a Cantonese-style restaurant.

Zhang Lianzhi, the restaurant's boss established three museums in which he put 3,000 of his privately-owned pieces. The museums include the Huayun Museum which features bronze ware, stone tablets and stone carvings; Juanzhen Museum, which focuses on furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Guya Museum, which focuses on modern firearms.

Huayun Museum, Tianjin's first private museum, was dubbed "The Edible Museum". [Photo/icpress]