Folk Museum of Luoyang

Luoyang Folk Museum, built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty(1744) and located on the west bank of Nanya River on Dongguan Xin Street in Luoyang, is reputed as the microcosm of Chinese folk culture. Being built on the former site of Luze Huiguan ("Huiguan" means "assembly hall", it was one of the most famous ancient architectural complexes in the Qing Dynasty), the museum is now the largest professional folk museum in Henan, the protected national heritage site, one of the ten best scenery spots, and national AAA level scenery spot. Designed to carry forward the Heluo culture* ("He" means Huanghe-the Yellow River, "Luo" means the Luo River, and "Heluo" means the area near the joint of this two rivers, with Luoyang as its center. This is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization) and display the folk custom, the museum has received more than 600,000 tourists by now. A more important role is also played on enriching the material and cultural life of the people, even promoting the construction of material and spiritual civilization of the nation.