China Ethnic Museum

China Nationalities Museum
China Nationalities Museum
Traditional Chinese	中華民族博物館
Simplified Chinese	中华民族博物馆
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Mínzú Bówùguǎn
Chinese Ethnic Culture Park
Traditional Chinese	中華民族園
Simplified Chinese	中华民族园
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Mínzú Yuán

The China Ethnic Museum (中华民族博物馆; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínzú Bówùguǎn; also called Chinese Ethnic Culture Park, 中华民族园; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínzú Yuán) is a museum in Beijing, China, located just to the west of the Olympic Green. It features displays of the daily life and architecture of China's 56 ethnic groups. It is managed by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the United Front Work Department.

As stated on its website, the museum's goals are as follows:

To demonstrate ethnic architecture
To preserve ethnic relics
To spread ethnic knowledge
To study ethnic heritage
To enhance ethnic culture
To promote unity of all Chinese ethnic groups

Construction began in October 1992. The North Section was opened to the public on June 18, 1994, and the South Section was opened in September 2001. Construction has continued through the 2008 Summer Olympics.^{[citation needed]} The museum covers approximately 50 hectares and so far comprises 44 ethnic villages and 200 ethnic buildings. There are 800 staff members comprising various Chinese ethnic groups. All buildings are constructed to a ratio of 1:1.

At the museum, several ethnic groups grow traditional crops such as paddy rice or buckwheat, and each day Tibetan lamas from the Tar Monastery of Qinghai chant Buddhist sutras.

The museum's curator is Wang Ping.^{[citation needed]}

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