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  Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum (李鄭屋古墓) is composed of an ancient brick tomb and of an exhibition hall adjacent to it.
The tomb was then excavated by members of the Hong Kong University and the workers of the Public Works Department under the supervision of Professor F.S. Drake, former head of the Chinese Department at the University of Hong Kong.
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is served by the Cheung Sha Wan MTR station (exit A3).
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 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, was created for an Eastern Han Dynasty brick tomb, accompanied by an exhibition hall located adjecent to it.
The tomb was probably built for a Chinese officer attached to the local garrison.
Details on the discovery and charateristics of the tomb are on permanent display in the exhibition hall.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/le/lei_cheng_uk_han_tomb_museum.html   (174 words)

  
 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum in Sham Shui Po Hong Kong was created for the brick tomb accompanied by an exhibition hall located adjacent to it.
The tomb was commonly believed to be during the Eastern Han Dynasty although the Southern Dynasties was also suggested.
The tomb was built for a Chinese officer attached to the local garrison.
www.freeglossary.com /Lei_Cheung_Uk_Han_Tomb   (234 words)

  
 Wikipedia: History of Hong Kong
The territory was settled by Han Chinese since the Han Dynasty.
In 1982, fifteen years before the lease on the New Territories would expire, the governments of the UK and the PRC began talks on the future of Hong Kong.
Patten had been Chairman of the Conservative Party in the UK until he lost his parliamentary seat in the general election earlier that year.
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 History of Hong Kong
The territory was settled by Han Chinese during the seventh century, A.D., evidenced by the discovery of an ancient tomb at Lei Cheung Uk in Kowloon.
The United Kingdom, concerned that Hong Kong could not be defended unless surrounding areas also were under British control, executed a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898, significantly expanding the size of the Hong Kong colony.
In the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, Hong Kong developed as a warehousing and distribution center for U.K. trade with southern China.
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 Hong Kong Museum of History - About Us - Branch Museums - Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb was discovered in 1955 when the Government was levelling a hill slope at the Lei Cheng Uk Village for the construction of resettlement buildings.
The tomb was declared as a gazetted monument in 1988 and is preserved permanently thereafter.
In addition to the display of pottery and bronze wares excavated from the tomb, there are two exhibitions namely "Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb" and "Han Culture in South China".
www.lcsd.gov.hk /CE/Museum/History/en/lcuht.php   (472 words)

  
 Kowloon Attractions and top things to see Guide
The Museum is composed of an Eastern Han dynasty brick tomb and an exhibition gallery.
The tomb was discovered in 1955 when the Government was leveling a hill slope at the Lei Cheng Uk Village for the construction of resettlement buildings.
In this leasing agreement there the Old Kowloon Walled City was an anomaly as it was a fortified, Chinese garrison town that was beyond the original boundary street and was excluded from the agreement and claimed by the Chinese as their territory.
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 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Encyclopedia Articles @ KilnFired.com (Kiln Fired)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 SkyscraperCity - Hong Kong's Art Scene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The exhibition, "From Eastern Han to High Tang: A Journey of Transculturation", is jointly presented by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, organised by the Heritage Museum and Art Exhibitions China and sponsored by the Tsui Art Foundation.
At the end of the Eastern Han in AD 220 there emerged a number of political leaders, and the state of fragmentation into which China was plunged lasted for nearly 400 years.
The exhibition is divided into six sections: Eastern Han: The Beginning of Disintegration; The Rise of the Xianbei; The Silk Road; The Southern Dynasties: Economic and Cultural Developments South of the Yangzi; The Northern Dynasties: Regime Changes; and Sui and Tang: Efflorescence.
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 Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Antiquties and Monuments Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This ancient brick tomb was discovered in 1955 when workmen were levelling a hill slope to make way for the present Lei Cheng Uk Estate.
A total of 58 pottery and bronze objects were found inside the tomb.
Available evidence based on the design of the tomb and the forms of burial objects suggests that it was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D.25-220).
www.amo.gov.hk /textmode/en/monuments_35.php   (151 words)

  
 Sham Shui Po - China-related Topics SE-SH - China-Related Topics
As of 2003, Sham Shui Po is covered mainly by residential buildings, with public housing estates built on approximately 810,000 mandsup2; of land.
In 2000, Tsang Yok-sing, the then chairman of DAB and member of the Executive Council of Hong KongExecutive Council, Hong Kong SAR chief executive Tung Chee-hwa's inner cabinet, won a seat in the Legislative Council representing the Kowloon West constituency, which includes Sham Shui Po.
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 Day 59 - Saturday Feb 25 Hong Kong Day 3
This tomb was found in 1955 while excavating for an apartment complex.
We knew it was in the Lei Cheung UK Resettlement Estate, described as a large block of towering apartment buildings, but that did not help much either.
As far as the museum went, the tomb was still intact and you could view into it.
journals.aol.com /dfriia/WestwardWorldCircumnavigation200/entries/264   (2071 words)

  
 Background Notes on China and Selected East Asian Countries from the Department of State
The largest ethnic group is the Han Chinese, who constitute about 91.9% of the total population.
It is taught in all schools and is the medium of government.
About two-thirds of the Han ethnic group are native speakers of Mandarin; the rest, concentrated in southwest and southeast China, speak one of the six other major Chinese dialects.
www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/ChEABN.html   (17995 words)

  
 Kowloon - Sham Shui Po District
The latest fashions and electrical devices, electronic products and the like, you can sometimes find antique clocks, old coins and other aged relics.
Housing a 2,000-year-old tomb, the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is one of the most fascinating in Hong Kong.
Situated on Lung Cheung Road near Beacon Heights, Lung Cheung Road Lookout commands a panoramic view of Kowloon Peninsula and Victoria Harbour.
www.society.hk /sspd.html   (150 words)

  
 Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
A New Rain Cover Over Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb at Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
Route 9 between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin
Route 9 between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan
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Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997.
In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
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