China Nationalities Museum (Chinese Ethnic Culture Park)Ⅰ

The China Nationalities Museum (Chinese Ethnic Culture Park) lies in the Asian Games Village in Chaoyang District, to the west of Beijing National Olympic Sports Center. It is a large ethnic and cultural theme park where a rich variety of Chinese minority groups present traditional architecture, folk customs, singing and dancing performances, handicrafts and cuisine to the public.

The construction of the Chinese Nationalities Museum started in October 1992. Now over 40 villages, over 100 sceneries, 200 ethnic houses and 2 main exhibition halls have been constructed in the park. Covering an area of around 120 acres, it hosted the exhibits and villages of 56 nationalities, among which over 100 thousand pieces of ethical relics have been well preserved and tourists can enjoy over rich ethical food and handicraft.