A History Lesson
26th May 2010 Wednesday in Hong Kong is free admission day for all museums. With about 7 different museums to choose from, including the Space Museum and Science Museum, we decided (after consulting the guide book) to head for the Hong Kong Museum of History. This museum focuses on the territory’s archeology, natural history, ethnography and local hstory. Hong Kong is very much a city focussed on the future and due to the lack of space here, the past often gets torn up in favour of this forward development. As a consequence, there are very few old buildings here and very little history ‘out and about’. The museum therefore gave us a chance to learn a bit more about the history of this country. ...