Beijing Folk Museum (Administrative Office of Dongyue Temple) is the only state-owned folk culture themed museum in Beijing. Situated in No. 141 Chaoyangmenwai Street, Chaoyang District, the site of the museum is Dongyue Temple, one of the major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level.

Funded by Taoist masters Zhang Liusun and Wu Quanjie, Dongyue Temple was built in 1319, the sixth year of the Yanyou Reign of Yuan Dynasty to worship Dongyue, the God of Mount Tai. It was later expanded in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and gradually established the architectural layout consisting of the middle main courtyard and the east and west courtyards. Covering an area of about 47,400 sqm, the temple has over 300 rooms in different architectural styles of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, which are considered treasures of ancient buildings. Historically, the Dongyue Temple was a place of national rituals and grand folk activities, making it a center of folk culture with a rich heritage. In 1996, Dongyue Temple was listed as a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level by the State Council. In 1997, the Administrative Office of Dongyue Temple and Beijing Folk Museum was founded, and it was officially opened to the public in 1999.

Beijing Folk Museum aims to become a research, exhibition, and activity center for Beijing folklore. It has held dozens of academic seminars, such as "National Calendar: Traditional Festivals and Statutory Holidays", and has also published books such as Beijing Folklore Series and Traditional Festival Culture of Old Beijing. The museum features year-round folk culture exhibitions and has launched dozens of large exhibitions such as "Cultural Relics Exhibition for Folk Etiquettes and Customs" and "Exhibition for Commercial Folk Custom Cultural Relics of old Beijing". The Dongyue Temple Fair held during the Spring Festival was included on the National-level Intangible Cultural Heritage list. There are always folk activities being held at Dongyue Temple during Chinese festivals, including Dragon Boat Festival, Middle Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, and so on. The Dongyue Academy, built on the East Gallery courtyard of the museum, holds traditional culture lectures for the public. The museum has gradually become an important portal for Beijing residents and visitors from all over the world to learn about Beijing's traditional folk culture.

(Note: Content source is from Visitbeijing.com.cn.)