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HK museums represent a wide piece of Hong Kong life and culture that starts about 400 million years ago. The city's museums are dedicated to many subjects, with history a thread that stitchs them all together. All of the main museums in HK are controlled by the city's Leisure and Cultural Services Office.
Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History, one of the premier museums in HK, allows visitors to study 400 million years of history in just a few hours. The museum's permanent exhibit, the HK Story, spreads 8 exhibits from the Devonian period to the 1997 hand-over from Britain to China, over 2 floors. This piece de resistance includes 4,000 items on display, 53 multi-media programs and more than 750 panels, all with computer effects. Museum staff say this exhibit can be seen in two hours for those pressed for time, but recommend visitors allow at least four hours for the "meal deal" as well as transient exhibits.
Hong Kong Science Museum
Another one of the top museums in HK, the Hong Kong Science Museum is excellent fun for families. The museum has more than 500 science-related exhibitions, of which nearly 70 p.c are interactive, providing a fun way for kids of any age group to find out about science. Since it opened in 1991, the museum's major attraction is the Energy Machine, a four-story high machine that demonstrates energy conversion as balls move down towers in the structure, the biggest of its kind in the world. Meanwhile, various demonstrations on topics like molecular gastronomy, synthesised clouds and liquid nitrogen take place daily throughout the museum.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum
The museum honoring Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is probably one of the smaller Hong Kong museums, but that doesn't reduce 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 1st president of the Republic of China. The museum provides a detailed look at Doctor. Sun's life as well as the job Hong Kong played in this early 20th century radical reform in China.
Museum of Tea Ware
Tea drinkers won't need to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a tiny museum in downtown HK that is housed in an 1840s house built for the chief of British forces in the colony. Located inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers an extraordinary collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all dedicated to this most Brit and Asian of beverages. A collection of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made from a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is thought of as a extremely high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn all about the history of tea, as well as view a collection of Chinese ceramics and seals.
Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History, one of the premier museums in HK, allows visitors to study 400 million years of history in just a few hours. The museum's permanent exhibit, the HK Story, spreads 8 exhibits from the Devonian period to the 1997 hand-over from Britain to China, over 2 floors. This piece de resistance includes 4,000 items on display, 53 multi-media programs and more than 750 panels, all with computer effects. Museum staff say this exhibit can be seen in two hours for those pressed for time, but recommend visitors allow at least four hours for the "meal deal" as well as transient exhibits.
Hong Kong Science Museum
Another one of the top museums in HK, the Hong Kong Science Museum is excellent fun for families. The museum has more than 500 science-related exhibitions, of which nearly 70 p.c are interactive, providing a fun way for kids of any age group to find out about science. Since it opened in 1991, the museum's major attraction is the Energy Machine, a four-story high machine that demonstrates energy conversion as balls move down towers in the structure, the biggest of its kind in the world. Meanwhile, various demonstrations on topics like molecular gastronomy, synthesised clouds and liquid nitrogen take place daily throughout the museum.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum
The museum honoring Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is probably one of the smaller Hong Kong museums, but that doesn't reduce 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 1st president of the Republic of China. The museum provides a detailed look at Doctor. Sun's life as well as the job Hong Kong played in this early 20th century radical reform in China.
Museum of Tea Ware
Tea drinkers won't need to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a tiny museum in downtown HK that is housed in an 1840s house built for the chief of British forces in the colony. Located inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers an extraordinary collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all dedicated to this most Brit and Asian of beverages. A collection of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made from a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is thought of as a extremely high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn all about the history of tea, as well as view a collection of Chinese ceramics and seals.
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