China’s first Esperanto museum opens中国的第一家世界语博物馆揭牌成立

JINAN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — China's first Esperanto museum has officially opened after more than two years of construction to promote the "universal language".

济南11月18日 – 经过两年多的建设，中国的第一家世界语博物馆已经正式揭牌成立，以促进“通用语言”的发展。

The Esperanto Museum, in Zaozhuang University in east China's Shandong Province, opened Saturday after hosting more than 7,000 visitors during a trial operation since May.

这所世界语博物馆自五月起试运行以来已接待了7000多名游客，并于周六在中国东部山东省的枣庄学院成立。

With a display area covering 680 square meters, the museum is the largest of its kind in Asia, said Sun Mingxiao, who is in charge of the facility.

博物馆的设施负责人孙明孝表示，这座博物馆展陈面积为680万平方米，是亚洲目前最大的世界语博物馆。

It boasts more than 26,000 items, including books, newspapers, photographs and manuscripts. The majority of them were donated by Esperantonists from more than 40 countries or regions.

该博物馆馆藏量达2.6万件，包括书、报纸、照片和手写本。其中大部分是来自40多个国家和地区的世界语者的捐赠。