A folk culture center will be built in the Beijing Mall in Wangfujing, Dongcheng district, the Beijing Daily reported.

The center is hosted by the Folk Culture Industries Research Center of China. It will be 7,000 square meters and includes two sections.

The first section will showcase traditional culture and folk arts from 56 ethnic groups in China, including information about costumes, food, holidays and folk traditions. The second section will be used for weekly briefings, where villages and counties can have a platform for propaganda and future cooperation.