An exhibition about the achievements in China's five autonomous regions, including Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Ningxia and Tibet, opened?at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities, in Beijing Tuesday, chinanews.com reported.

The exhibition displays the economic, political, cultural, social and ecological developments in the five regions and is said to be a present for the upcoming 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The free exhibition will run until September 17.

The Cultural Palace of Nationalities (Minzu Wenhua Gong) is located on the west end of Chang'an Street, in Beijing. The building occupies some 32,000 square meters and is a multistoried tower-like structure. It stands 13 stories high and has two wings that flank the central hall.