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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum

Eastern Han brick tomb in Hong Kong

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The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is composed of a brick tomb (E. Han or slightly later) and an exhibition hall adjacent to it. It is located at 41 Tonkin Street, in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po District, in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Restricted entry begins

mid-1980s

Han dynasty construction

AD 25–220

Accidental discovery

August 1955

Public opening

1957

Urban Council management

1969

Museum branch status

1975

Gazetted monument and new hall

November 1988

Han Garden completion

December 1993

Renovation and conservation works

2005

Classification

Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

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Storage Structures

Storage JarsGranaries
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Water Management Features

Wells
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Tombs
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Inscriptions
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Houses
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Food Production and Processing Features

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Country

China

Coordinates

22.34° N, 114.16° E