Ganfu, also known as "the former residence of Ganxi", commonly known as "ninety-nine and a half rooms" and "Ganjia Courtyard", is an ancient residence with many entrances and halls. It is the former residence of Gan, a famous scholar and local chronicler in Qing Dynasty. Built in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, it has a history of 200 years and covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters. It is a large-scale and well-preserved residential complex in the Qing Dynasty in large and medium-sized cities in China.

1982, Nanjing cultural relics department found this ancient architectural complex in the cultural relics survey of the whole city, and designated it as a municipal cultural protection unit. In order to strengthen the scientific protection and rational utilization of traditional houses in Nanjing, with the consent of the municipal leaders, 1986 established the Municipal Folk Museum, with the resident of 10. 19 The South Capture Museum and the West Branch (one main branch and one auxiliary branch) were relocated and transformed into the Nanjing Folk Museum, which was opened to the public on 1992+0 1. Since the establishment of 1992, on the one hand, it has strengthened the protection management of "the former residence of Ganxi" and actively formulated the protection planning scheme; On the other hand, we actively carry out basic work such as collection, publicity, exhibition and social education of folk cultural relics, and based on the protection of traditional folk culture in Nanjing, we have carried out a series of activities to show folk culture, giving full play to the due role of museums. From 65438 to 0995, the former residence of Leganxi was listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit by the Jiangsu provincial government. In 200 1 year, Nanjing Folk Museum was listed as a patriotic education base by the municipal government. Nanjing Folk Museum is a specialized institution that collects and displays folk goods, studies folk customs and promotes excellent folk traditional culture in Nanjing.

20 10, 1 June, in order to fully display Nanjing's intangible cultural heritage and protect and inherit Nanjing's intangible cultural heritage resources, the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Broadcasting decided to add Nanjing Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum to Nanjing Folk Museum, establishing the first "double museum" of folk customs and intangible cultural heritage in China. 20 12 On June 9th, the exhibition was completed and opened.