The China Ethnic Culture Park is a theme park that showcases the styles and features of all ethnic groups in China. In the park, there are buildings such as houses, temples, and squares imitating the characteristics of various ethnic groups. Walking in the park, you can experience the local customs of different places. In addition, you can also visit the exhibition halls that display the styles and features of various ethnic groups, enjoy folk performances, and take pictures in ethnic costumes as souvenirs.
The China Ethnic Culture Park is very large, about 1.2 kilometers long and about 300 meters wide. It is divided into a south park and a north park, with Minzu Yuan Road in the middle. There are multiple entrances to the ethnic park, and you can enter from all directions. After entering, walk and visit the ethnic areas one by one and watch performances. About half a day is appropriate. There is a lake in each of the north and south parks of the China Ethnic Culture Park, and the buildings of all ethnic groups are built along the lake. In the south side, there are characteristic buildings of many ethnic groups such as Uygur, Mosuo, Naxi, Bai, and Zhuang. In each building, there is a cultural exhibition of the ethnic group. The exhibitions generally include pictures and texts combined with some ethnic characteristic costumes and cultural relics, which can all be visited one by one. In the south park, the imitation of landmark buildings such as the Three Pagodas in Dali, Sugong Pagoda, and Sifang Street in Lijiang Ancient City is especially worth visiting and taking pictures. The area of the north park is a little larger than that of the south park. Here are characteristic buildings of many ethnic groups such as Dai, Tibetan, Qiang, Lhoba, Miao, and Hezhe. In the Dai ethnic park, you can see Southeast Asian-style temples and houses, which are very distinctive. You can also take beautiful pictures here. Like the north park, there are also exhibition halls about the cultures of various ethnic groups. The south park and the north park together have the characteristics of exactly 56 ethnic groups, none missing. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 18:00. Preferential policies: Children: Children under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.3 meters (inclusive) in height are exempted from tickets. Teenagers: Chinese citizens (including residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and foreigners who have obtained permanent residence rights) aged from 6 years old (exclusive) to 18 years old (exclusive) can go to the Social Education Department to handle the admission procedures. After signing the disclaimer (signed by guardians for minors under 14 years old), they can enter the park for free. Note: Minors under 14 years old must be accompanied by adults when entering the park for visit. One adult can bring at most 3 minors. Escorts do not enjoy free admission. Kindergartens, primary and secondary schools: Group visits by students from primary schools, secondary schools and kindergartens implement the reservation-free ticket policy. The leading teachers shall be not less than 10% of the minors they lead. The leading teachers do not enjoy free admission. Elderly: Elderly people aged 60 years old (inclusive) or above can go to the Social Education Department with the original valid ID card (or the original ‘Beijing Tong – Elderly Care and Disability Assistance Card’) to handle the admission procedures. After signing the ‘Commitment Letter on Safety Responsibilities for Free Visiting the Park’, they can enter the park for free. People on social security: People with the city’s social security payment certificate can enter the park with the original relevant valid certificates for preferential treatment. Disabled people: Disabled people can visit for free with their own disability certificates (severely disabled people with limb disabilities, blind people and other disabled people who cannot take care of themselves must be accompanied by healthy adults. One adult can accompany at most one disabled person). Military personnel: Active-duty Chinese soldiers, armed police officers and soldiers, fire rescue personnel and retired soldiers can enter the park with valid certificates for free visit. Group visits must be reserved in advance. Tour guides: Tour guides must bring formal tour guide certificates issued by the state, travel agency itineraries, and dispatch lists to enter the park for free.Unlicensed guides or those with invalid documents must purchase tickets to enter the park. Complementary information for free ticket holders: A healthy adult (who needs to buy a ticket) must accompany the free ticket holder.
Service facilities and restrooms: Restrooms are located within the scenic area, near facilities such as the Nationalities Garden Store, Manchu, Fan Wenhua Counter, Yixiantian Gorge, and Dai Ethnicity, with conspicuous signs for easy identification. Souvenir shops: A souvenir shop is available within the park, located near the De’ang Ethnicity area, also marked with a conspicuous sign.
