Guangxi Museum of Nationalities
A provincial ethnology museum on the banks of the Yongjiang River and a national first-class museum, its main building shaped like a bronze drum
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00 (closed on Mondays)
- Ticket
- Free (reservation required)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A provincial ethnology museum on the banks of the Yongjiang River and a national first-class museum, its main building modeled on the shape of a bronze drum. The collection holds more than 300 bronze drums; among them, the 165 cm cloud-and-thunder pattern drum is one of the largest surviving bronze drums. The main exhibition thread comprises Zhuang stilt-house (ganlan) architecture, models of Dong wind-and-rain bridges, and costume and brocade displays of Guangxi's twelve indigenous ethnic groups. Opened in 2008 as a commemorative project for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Bronze drum culture (Zhuang bronze drum customs) is national-level intangible cultural heritage, and live demonstrations of drum-tower construction techniques inside the museum are another key ICH showcase.
Getting there: Bus, Guangxi Museum of Nationalities stop / transfer from Metro Line 3, Qingxiushan Station
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