A Weimukaila Wax Museum will be established in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, according to local media reports on July 31.

It will be the first wax museum in Jinan and the largest in Shandong. It is expected to open to the public next summer.

The museum will be located in Impression Jinan Spring World, a local culture, business and tourism block, and have an area of 11,000 square meters.

Two hundred wax images will be exhibited at the museum, including images of famous Chinese and foreign figures in a variety of fields, characters from literary and artistic works, and renowned scholars from Shandong.

The museum will consist of 12 themed zones, including zones for music, sports, technology, finance, coffee houses, folk culture, and cultural and creative products, allowing visitors to explore, shop, and be entertained.

Founded in 1999, Weimukaila is one of the oldest wax figure creation associations in China and has made more than 700 wax works. It has established a variety of wax museums in Guangzhou, Changsha, Lijiang, Dalian, Xiamen, Lasa, and Malaysia, which have received over 2 million visitors in total.

A Weimukaila Wax Museum is set to be established in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province. [Photo/dzwww.com]