China Ethnic Museum

The China Ethnic Museum is a museum in Beijing, China, located just to the west of the Olympic Green. It features displays of the daily life and architecture of China's 56 ethnic groups. It is managed by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the United Front Work Department.
As stated on its website, the museum's goals are as follows:

To demonstrate ethnic architecture
To preserve ethnic relics
To spread ethnic knowledge
To study ethnic heritage
To enhance ethnic culture
To promote unity of all Chinese ethnic groups

Construction began in October 1992. The North Section was opened to the public on June 18, 1994, and the South Section was opened in September 2001. The museum covers approximately 50 hectares and so far comprises 56 ethnic villages.

WWW emuseum.org.cn