A total of 21 folk museums have been approved in Jinhua's Wuyi county, East China's Zhejiang province.

The museums display the rich and colorful culture of the county, such as black tea, folk customs of She ethnic group, local operas, Chinese medicine, fluorite and porcelain from Wu Kiln.

Boasting a large number of historical relics, Wuyi is advantaged to open folk museums featuring local cultural elements as a platform to display cultural confidence.

Dong Sanjun, head of the county's cultural bureau said 100 museums will be launched in three years, adding that "they will be new cultural landmarks in Wuyi and help boost local tourism".

Tao Junwei, the owner of a museum in Wangzhai town, has more than 2,600 pieces of traditional agricultural tools and outdated daily necessities, such as kettles and oil lamps. Tao said his hobby is collecting antiques and he is glad that the museum, which is open to the public, gives a new significance to his hobby.

The senior residents in the village often come to the museum and tell stories of the past to their grandchildren, Tao said.

Fang Hongming, a local villager in the town said the collection reminded him of the hardworking days of the older generations.

The museums with folk characteristics are established to help protect and promote local relics, historic buildings, cultural heritage, traditional arts, handicrafts and folk customs, according to the head of Wuyi Museum.

Thanks to the folk museums, a group of precious historic and cultural relics as well as folk crafts have come under the spotlight. These museums have become popular destinations for tourists, scholars, artists and students.

Wuyi county also supports local enterprises to launch museums. Jinhua Shendiao Sculpture Technology Co, a company focused on making bronze-carved products for the past 30 years, has opened a museum which attracts an endless stream of visitors and brings in a lot of orders.