Cultural Palace of Minorities, Beijing

The focal point in Beijing where people from all nationalities come together for cultural exchange is the Cultural Palace of Minorities. This palace is located on Chang’an Street and is frequented by people of diverse nationalities and cultures living in China.

This 13 storied building spans an area of 30,000 square meters and has two wings on either side of the central hall. Extensive collection displayed here includes costumes, scripts and handicrafts of different sects of minority people such as Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan, Ningxia, Guangxi and Ghizhou.

You will find a display of materials and artifacts related to at least 56 ethnic minorities in China. Artifacts include a stunning array of traditional clothes, documents, scriptures, treaties, laws, books and religious artifacts.

Cultural Palace of Minorities also displays a variety of historical relics such as armors used during the reign of Yuan dynasty, musical instruments used during the Tang dynasty, Qing dynasty weapons and items from Western Xia.

Periodical exhibitions are held in diverse topics such as ancient costumes, scripts and bronze drums. For example, if an exhibition is held on the Guizhou’s Dong minority, boys and girls from this sect perform, play instruments and dance to transport the audience right back to the deep mountain passes where they live.

The exhibitions also showcase local architecture of the people using architectural site models. Visit the Cultural Palace of Minorities if you wish to enjoy a wonderful journey and learn about every single ethnic minority in China.