China Folk Culture Village

The China Folk Culture Village (深圳中国文化) is a part of Splendid China Folk Village in Shenzhen, China. It is located adjacent to the Splendid China theme park and features displays of the daily life and architecture of China's 56 ethnic groups. It was opened to the public in October 1991.

China Folk Culture Village
Simplified Chinese深圳中国民俗文化村
Traditional Chinese深圳中國民俗文化村
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShēnzhèn Zhōngguó Mínsú Wénhuà Cūn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsam1 zan3 zung1 gwok3 man4 zuk6 man4 faa3 cyun1

Villages

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Uyghur house
 
Tibetan temple
 
Cave-house

The China Folk Cultural Village has locations themed for the ethnic minorities of China.[1] The park's recreated villages include the following:

Festivals

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The China Folk Culture Village has featured several cultural festivals, including the Water Splashing Festival of the Dai, the Shawm Festival of the Miao, the Torch Festival of the Yi, the Huaxia Great Cultural Temple Fair, the Xinjiang Cultural Festival, and the Inner Mongolia Grassland Cultural Festival.

History

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Deng Xiaoping visited the China Folk Culture Village during his 1992 southern tour.[1] A photographs of Deng taken by Malaysian Chinese tourists during his visit was published in a Hong Kong newspaper the next day and became the first public record of the southern tour.[1]

See also

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  1. ^ a b c Chatwin, Jonathan (2024). The Southern Tour: Deng Xiaoping and the Fight for China's Future. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 64. ISBN 9781350435711.