China Folk Culture Villages

China Folk Culture Villages is a large tourist centre where folk arts, culture and architecture of China's various nationalities are assembled in one area - the first of its kind in China.
Constructed with the joint investment from China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Limited and Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Economic Development Corporation, the Villages, which occupies an area of 200,000 square metres, is situated by the picturesque Shenzhen Bay and adjacent to "Splendid China", the famous miniature scenic spot.

Guided by the principle of "originating from real life but rising above it, and discarding the dross and selecting the essential", the Villages attempts to reflect from various angles the folk customs and culture of China's nationalities. Twenty-four life sized villages representing the typical ethnic architectural styles of the 21 selected nationalities of China have been built in the tourist centre.

In addition to appreciating various ethnic architectural styles, visitors can expect to enjoy watching as well as taking part in the singing and dancing of different nationalities, the onthe-spot demonstrations of making handicrafts, taste local delicacies with typical ethnic flavours, watch carnival of national arts, song and dance performance by professional artists-I visit an exhibition hall of folk customs and enjoy folk festive celebrations, etc. Visitors can have a taste of the colourful cultures of China's 56 nationalities.

In China Folk Culture Villages, you can find a stone forest of Yunnan, a forest of coconut palms of Hainan, towering age-old banyans from Nonbin, a high statue of the Thousand-handed and Thousand-eyed Guanyin (or the Goddess of Mercy), memorial stone archways of Huizhou, laser folk music fountains, etc. Undulating hills, roaring waterfalls, winding streams and racing boats enliven the scenery in the tourist centre, where visitors may make sightseeing tours on foot, by vehicle, or by boat. A grand folk festive celebration will be held each month in the Villages. Grand, romantic, rejoicing and auspicious, these festivities will enable visitors to take in the happy atmosphere of the magnificent occasions and to feel the poetic quality of the life of the Chinese nation.