Magical Hong Kong Museums

By Hazel Rabi


Hong Kong museums illustrate a wide piece of Hong Kong city life and culture that begins about 400 million years back. The city of Hong Kong's museums are devoted to a diverse range of interesting topics, with history bring a thread that stiches them all together. All the important museums in Hong Kong are operated by the city of Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Dept.

Hong Kong Museum of History

The Hong Kong Museum of History, one of the premier museums in Hong Kong, permits patrons to find out more about 400 million years of history in just a few hours. The museum's permanent exhibit, the Hong Kong Story, showcases 8 exhibits from the Devonian period to the 1997 hand-over from Britain to China, over two floors. This piece de resistance includes 4,000 items on view, 53 multi-media programs and more than 750 panels, all with computer generated image effects. Museum staff say this exhibit can be seen in 2 hours for those pushed for time, but endorse visitors suggest at least 4 hours for the optimal experience.

Hong Kong Science Museum

Another one of the great museums in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Science Museum is great fun for any age. The museum has more than 500 science-related exhibitions, of which nearly 70 p.c are interactive, providing an enjoyable way for youngsters of every age group to find out about science. Since it opened in 1991, the museum's star attraction is the Energy Machine, a four-story high machine that demonstrates energy conversion as balls move down towers in the structure, the largest of its kind internationally. Meanwhile, various demonstrations on subjects such as molecular gastronomy, artificial clouds and liquid nitrogen take place daily throughout the museum.

Doctor. Sun Yat-Sen Museum

The museum revering Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is among the smaller Hong Kong museums, but that does not lessen its signification. Dr. Sun was a new who was pivotal in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty that ruled China from Beijing. As a consequence, this Hong Kong-educated man became the first president of the Republic of China. The museum offers a detailed look at Doctor. Sun's life as well as the job Hong Kong played in this early 20th century restructuring in China.

Museum of Tea Ware

Tea drinkers won't wish to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a little museum in downtown Hong Kong that's housed in an 1840s house built for the commander of British forces in the colony. Found inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers a stunning collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all dedicated to this most English and Asian of drinks. A bunch of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made of a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is thought of as a very high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn about the history of tea, as well as view a set of Chinese ceramics and seals.




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