National races village established by Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs is situated on the left side of Yangon-Thanlyin bridge.
If you visit the village, you will not only enjoy fresh breeze blowing across Bago River but also get the sense of Union spirit from the villages of our national brethren Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine and Shan.

You can see buildings with significant symbol denoting various national races residing in the country.

This is a Shan traditional house. Shan nationals live in eastern part of Myanmar. At the base of the ladder, there is a water pot for foot washing. There are two kinds of living room. The inner one is for invited guests and the outer one for unexpected guests.
At a lower step of the outer. Living room, there is a balcony where enjoyable Shan traditional dances take place. In the inner living room, you can see the shrine shelf and traditional utensils. The kitchen is at a lower step of the dining room.

There are many rooms composed in Bamar traditional house. Firstly, you will get to the living room at the entrance of the house. There, Bamar traditional choice of food and drink betel box, pickled tea leaves, cheroot cigar and green tea pot are always served. Traditional musical instruments harp, xylophone, etc are in the living room.

The kitchen is in separate part of the house. Household utensils are placed in the kitchen. Loom is under the house where the traditional cloths are weaved. There are well, granary and bullock cart in the courtyard.

When you get to a traditional house, you can observe the customs ways of living, handicrafts and style of dress.