Life of Guangzhou - Hakka Museum - The First and Largest Museum Dedicated to Hakka Culture in China

A totem pole of exoduses of the Hakka people is to be displayed at the Guangdong Hakka Museum in Meizhou, Guangdong. (Guangzhou Daily)

The Hakka Museum is located in Guangdong and is the first and largest museum dedicated to Hakka culture in China. The museum was established in 2009 in Meizhou. Located in the north east of Guangdong, Meizhou is considered the traditional center of Hakka culture since the Hakka people moved south from Central China centuries ago.

The museum project involved collecting, researching and displaying Hakka items explaining the culture. With an investment of 130 million Yuan the museum covers an area of 15,000 square meters. The main hall is divided into five sections which emphasize five main themes that are believed to present the Hakka spirit from multiple angles. With an incredibly vivid demonstration of the five Hakka exoduses, the exhibition refers to the Hakka as the "Chinese Gypsies". The museum displays over 1,000 cultural relics and antiques collected from all over China, as well as pictures and information visually reproducing Hakka traditional folklore.

Address: Dongshan Dadao, Meijiang district, Meizhou city, Guangdong province (广东省梅州市梅江区东山大道)