Shanjiang Miao Museum

　　    Shanjiang Miao Museum, also known as the "China Miao Museum," was originally named the China Fenghuang Shanjiang Miao Family Museum. In 2006, it was officially named the "China Miao Museum" by the Ministry of Culture, and is the abbreviated form of the "China · Hunan · Fenghuang · Shanjiang Miao Family Museum."

　　    The Shanjiang Miao Museum is located in Bagu Miao Village, Shanjiang Town, Fenghuang County. The preparation of the China Miao Museum took 20 years and it officially opened on October 1, 2002.

　　    The entire museum is divided into nine halls, two buildings, one area, and one venue. The nine halls are: “Miao Farmhouse,” “Ancient Residence,” “Prosperous Household,” “Warrior’s Home,” “Costume Gallery,” “Embroiderer’s Home,” “Artisan’s Room,” “Shaman’s Hut,” and “Scholar’s Shack.” In addition, there is a storage building, a VIP building, a living area, and a Miao cultural activity venue (Miao cultural garden). It showcases the development history of the Miao people's continuous hard work and struggle over thousands of years, as well as the mysterious, splendid, and colorful tapestry of Miao culture.

　　    The museum takes the family cultural characteristics as its entry point. Through the Miao family as a social unit, it integrates historical authenticity, rigorous scientific accuracy, distinct ethnic identity, and high artistic quality to present the development history of the Miao people's continuous hard work and struggle over millennia of migration, as well as the mysterious, splendid, and colorful tapestry of Miao culture. The museum is situated in a village rich in ethnic features, vibrant cultural charm, and stunning natural scenery, making full use of its favorable timing, geographical advantages, human harmony—let us step into the Miao Museum, read a brief history of Miao life, view a microcosm of Miao society, admire a hall of Miao culture, and behold an epic of Miao heroes.

　　    The Miao Museum is located in the mysterious Bagu Miao Village, Shanjiang Town, Fenghuang County, known as the "Miao Royal Mansion." Covering an area of 1,864 square meters with a construction area of 1,200 square meters, it is currently the largest, highest-grade, and most exhibit-rich privately-owned Miao Museum in China.

　　    The Miao Royal Mansion was the residence of Long Yunfei, a Kuomintang lieutenant general and the last Miao king of western Hunan. It encapsulates the essence of Miao residential architecture, offering insight into the mysterious life of the western Hunan Miao king; it provides a true understanding of the enigmatic nature of the bandits of western Hunan. It was the birthplace of the last Miao king of western Hunan, the origin of the region’s storied past, and also the typical representation of the Long family in the TV series "Blood-stained Western Hunan."