People visit the Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. The number of museums in China ranks among the top in the world and the museums have become an important part of the country's cultural life. Nowadays, the public has access to more and more museums serving university education and research. In Beijing, where universities gather, many university museums are worth exploring. (Photo: Xinhua)

 
Museums across China hosted 43,000 exhibitions and 511,000 educational events last year, receiving a total of 1.49 billion visitors, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

The figures were unveiled on Sunday at an event marking International Museum Day at the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing.

Throughout 2024, 213 museums were newly registered in China, bringing the total number of museums in the country to 7,046, the administration noted.

China is also expanding its free-entry policy, with over 91 percent of all museums offering free admission, it added.