Sam Tung Uk Museum
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| Website | Sam Tung Uk Museum website |
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| Official name | Sam Tung Uk Village |
| Designated | 13 March 1981 |
| Reference no. | 10 |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Sān Dòng Wū Bówùguǎn |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | saam1 dung6 uk1 bok3 mat6 gun2 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 三棟屋博物館 | ||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Sāam duhng ūk bok maht gún | ||||||||
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The Sam Tung Uk Museum is a museum restored from Sam Tung Uk (三棟屋; 'three-beam-dwelling', which describes the original floorplan),[1] a Hakka walled village in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.
History
It was built by a Chan (
Sam Tung Uk was vacated in April 1980 and declared a historic monument in March 1981.[2] The Hong Kong government funded its restoration and converted it into a museum between 1986 and 1987. The restoration work won the Pacific Heritage Award of the Pacific Asia Tourist Association in 1990.
Museum
The entrance, assembly and ancestral halls, and twelve of the original houses are preserved. Other rooms have been modified to accommodate a reception area, an orientation room, an exhibition hall, a museum office, and a lecture theatre. The agricultural implements and everyday objects of Hakka village life are on permanent display. The main exhibition hall at the far end of the building complex changes its displays approximately every six months. Documentation of the restoration process is on display in Orientation Room.
The Sam Tung Uk Museum is open from 09:00 to 17:00 every day of the year except Tuesdays,
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sam Tung Uk House, Hong Kong, China". www.orientalarchitecture.com. Asian Historical Architecture.
- ^ a b Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - New Territories: Sam Tung Uk Village
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