The Guizhou Folk Costumes Museum opened in Guiyang on April 12, ready to showcase the colorful dress culture of ethnic groups from Guizhou province.

The museum, covering 1,600 square meters, accommodates more than 300 exquisite costumes, 20,000 embroidered decorations and 100 swaddling braces, or “beishan” in Chinese, which is a kind of sling used by young women in Guizhou to carry their babies on their back.

The exhibits at the museum demonstrate the history, traditions and daily life of more than 15 ethnic groups, including Miao, Yao and Yi. Guizhou is one of China’s most demographically diverse provinces and the museum is one of?Guizhou's?largest specializing in folk culture.

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Location: West Xingzhu Road, Guanshanhu district, Guiyang.

Opening hours: 9:30-16:30 from Tuesday to Sunday.

Ticket: free of charge.