Sculptures of Olympic posters are on display at the Olympic Museum newly opened in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province. [Photo: CRIonline]

A museum exhibiting over 500 Olympic souvenirs was launched recently in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province.

The 500 souvenirs include Olympic torches, mascots, memorial coins and badges, mostly donated by Wu Jiangguo, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and chairman of the International Boxing Federation (IBF). He also invested to built the museum itself.

The museum has been authorized to become a member of the International Olympic Museum Union, a first for China.

A sculpture of a Greek girl igniting Olympic flame is on display at the Olympic Museum newly opened in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province. [Photo: CRIonline]

A sculpture of the Olympia Temple relic is on display at the Olympic Museum newly opened in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province. [Photo: CRIonline]

A sculpture of Coubertinthe, honored as Father of the Modern Olympic Games, is on display at the Olympic Museum newly opened in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province. [Photo: CRIonline]

The torch of 2006 Torino Winter Olympics is on display at the Olympic Museum newly opened in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province. [Photo: CRIonline]

The torch of 1948 London Summer Olympics is on display at the Olympic Museum newly opened in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province. [Photo: CRIonline]

(CRIENGLISH.com November 29, 2007)