Flagstaff House

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The Flagstaff House is the oldest colonial-style building remaining in Hong Kong, China. It is located in 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central - within the Hong Kong Park.

Inside the Flagstaff House houses the Museum of Tea Ware. The building is a popular place for Chinese wedding photographs.

Contents 1 History 2 Museum of Tea Ware 3 See also 4 External link

[edit] History

Flagstaff House, which was called Headquarter House until 1932, was completed in 1846 and initially served as the military headquarters office and residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong. It was occupied by Japanese troops during World War II, and was thereafter again the Commander's residence until 1978, when the Commander moved to a purpose built house on Barker Road. In 1979 it was handed over, as part of Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong, to the Hong Kong Government.

The building was declared as monument in 1989.

[edit] Museum of Tea Ware

In 1984, the Flagstaff House was converted into the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch museum of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The museum specializes in the collection, study and display of teaware, including many examples of the Yixing teapot, from China's Jiangsu Province.

A new wing, the K.S. Lo Gallery, was added in 1995. It is named after a local collector, which made a donation to the city in the 1970s. This donation now constitutes the core of the museum's collection. The new gallery contains a collection of ceramics and Chinese seals.

[edit] See also

• Hong Kong tea culture
• Museums in Hong Kong
• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong Kong
• History of Hong Kong

[edit] External link

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• http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Arts/english/tea/intro/eintro.html