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Meet Jian Yang, the man with over 12,000 toys and a book about tissue couture for dolls
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September 13, 2019
Meet Jian Yang, the man with over 12,000 toys and a book about tissue couture for dolls
With over 12,000 toys in his collection, Jian Yang is one of Singapore’s largest toy collectors. The 39-year-old PR consultant had painstakingly built his collection since 1984, and now has the largest Barbie collection in Asia and an international following of over 20,000 and growing! We recently visited Jian’s toy haven – his home – to talk about his journey as a toy collector. He shared with us on both the unique experiences he never would have had otherwise, as well as the dissent faced by the community, who even falsely label him as a gay, rich doll collector. Jian…