Chinese aviation Museum is the largest in Asia and the only one in China. It is located in Changping district, near the mountains of Dathan.

The Museum was opened in November 1989. Its opening was timed to the day of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the air force of the Republic of China. The complex itself is partly in caves Damansara that were part of the bunker system Shahe airbase. The length of all tunnels is half a kilometer, width – 40 meters height – 10 meters.

The number of exhibits of the Museum – about 300 aircraft, 200 helicopters and 13,000 samples of different types of weapons, including cultural and historical monuments. The main part of the exposed samples refers to the period of the founding of the PRC, as well as to periods of Korean and Cold wars.

The oldest exhibit is a plane hawk-3, which is supplied to China Americans in 1932. The first Soviet aircraft – And-16, with installed Chinese guns. Also there are a lot of Japanese airplanes left over from the Sino-Japanese war. This, for example, a fighter Tachikawa-98 and bomber Kawasaki-99. They were all renovated and restored in time of peace, after the war.

The Museum also features the first plane made in China – transport model of Gunung-1, is made of wood. In addition, among the exhibits there are models of planes to fly during the Second world: Dakota C-47, Mustang P-51 and DP40-E, Commando C-46, as well as the mosquito bomber.

In 1950-51, China adopted from the Soviet Union a lot of different aircraft. All these models are now presented in the Museum. This, for example, the MiG-9, La-11, Il-10, La-9, Yak 11 and 17 UTI, MIG-15, and 4 Tu-2 bomber. Near them is a competitor to the MIG-15 Korean sabre F-86. This aircraft was donated to the Chinese, the Pakistani air force.

The Museum has aircraft entirely designed by Chinese J-8 and 12. Preserved copy of the Chinese helicopter – Z5, which was created by American model Bell-47, and several models of Mi-8 and Mi-24. The Museum is a division of air defense, engines, missiles, weapons and other things.