Sanjiang Dong Ethnic Museum

　　The Sanjiang Dong Ethnic Museum is situated on Jiangfeng Street, Hexi, Guyi Town, the county seat of Sanjiang. It was built in 1992 as a commemorative project for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the autonomous county. The museum covers an area of 900 square meters, with a construction area of 1,550 square meters. The entire structure is arranged from north to south, facing west, with the main building consisting of three floors. The central pavilion features a five-tiered hip-and-gable roof, while the side pavilions have two-tiered hip-and-gable roofs. It is an ethnic-style building that incorporates architectural elements of Dong drum towers and wind-rain bridges, and is the only museum in China dedicated to the Dong ethnic group. The museum houses a visitor reception center and three exhibition halls: the First Exhibition Hall, the Second Exhibition Hall, and the Ethnic Unity and Progress Exhibition Hall. These halls display over 1,000 pieces of ethnic and folk cultural relics from various historical periods since the Eastern Han Dynasty. These artifacts showcase the splendid civilization of the Dong people from different perspectives, serving as a microcosm of Sanjiang Dong society and a window for visitors to learn about the history, culture, production, and daily customs of the Dong people in Sanjiang.

　　 Since its establishment, the museum has successfully hosted exhibitions such as the Historical Relics Exhibition of the Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, the Sanjiang Dong Ethnic Culture Exhibition, the Achievements Exhibition of the Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, and over a hundred temporary exhibitions in various formats. It has received visits from leaders at all levels as well as guests from countries and regions including the UK, the US, Japan, France, Australia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

　　 In 1997, the museum was designated as a Patriotic Education Base of the Liuzhou Prefecture by the Liuzhou Prefectural Committee and the Prefectural Government. In December 2001, it was named the Third Batch of Autonomous Region Patriotic Education Bases and Ethnic Unity Education Bases by the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee and the Autonomous Region People’s Government. In 2003, it was recognized as a National Key Ethnic Museum by the Ministry of Culture and the National Cultural Heritage Administration. In December 2004, Sanjiang County was awarded the title of National Advanced County in Cultural Relics Work.

　　Source: Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County Tourism Bureau