PLA Tank Museum
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China中国人民解放军坦克博物馆 | |
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  Location within Beijing | |
| Established | September 1, 1990 |
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| Location | Wennan Rd, Yangfang City, Changping District, Beijing. China |
| Coordinates | 40°09′43″N 116°07′31″E / 40.161966°N 116.125293°E |
| Type | Military museum |
The PLA Tank Museum is a (currently inactive) military museum located in Changping district, Beijing. It is China's only specialist tank museum.[1][2]
The Tank Museum was completed on 1 September 1990, originally named "People's Armored Forces Exhibition Hall", renamed to "Tank Museum" on 1 August 1997 after an expansion and reopening. At that time, the museum had a display surface of 5.3 ha in 11 exhibition halls.[3] It is located within the compound of unit 8837 of the PLAGF.[4]
At the entrance of the Tank Museum there is a Type 96 main battle tank.The museum exhibition is divided into three main sectors: the history of the PLA's armored forces, the history of the world's armored forces, and the physical exhibition of armored vehicles.[2] The museum exhibits 392 historical documents, 100 historical items, 2,000 photos, 50 tanks and armored vehicles, and 300 scale models of armored vehicles from across the world.[1]
