OVERVIEW

Yunnan Nationalities Village is located in Kunming

on the bank of Dianchi Lake with an area of 1270 acres, where is a place has gathered the 25 ethnic minority groups in Yunnan Province together. In each village, buildings are built as their actual size in the local area. It is a window which represents and displays the culture and the custom of the 25 ethnic minority groups in Yunnan. It has become a well-known ethnic culture theme scenic spot domestic and overseas since 1992.

It has been classified as the first National AAAA level Tourist Attraction, the National Demonstration on Entity of the National Ethnic Unity and Progress, the National Demonstration Base of the Culture Industry, Chinese Folk and Traditional Culture Arts Base of CIOFF China Committee, Culture Base of the Department of Culture and Publicity of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, and the Protection and Inheritance Base of the Intangible Culture Heritage of Yunnan Province.

In Yunnan Nationalities Village, there are many civil buildings of ethnic minority in different style, the coloured clothes, the interesting wedding ceremonies, the colorful ethnic minority festivals, and the beautiful music and dance show. It also a place where has various integrated facilities of exposition, entertainment, holiday as well as food and beverage services.

In the Village, there are many charming ethnic elements, such as auspicious White Pagoda in the Dai Village, the splendid Three Pagodas of Dali in the Bai Village, the towering totem of the Yi Village, the elegant painted murals of Dongba in the Naxi Village, the wooden drum of Wa people, the wedding ceremony of Bulang people, the Sun Drum of Jinuo people, the Lusheng Dance of Lahu people, the Tibetan Buddhist Temple on the snow-covered plateau, the Longba Gate of Hani people, the Longyang Pagoda of Deang people, the Munaozongge Dance of Jingpo people, the Bronze Drum culture of Zhuang people, the particular heritage of Mosuo matriarchal society. Furthermore, you will be attracted by the interesting Asian elephant show, the delicate and special ethnic minority food, the multi ethnic minority culture, and the fascinating folk custom displayed in the Village.