5/5 Helen Yu (Chestnut J. 1 month ago on Google • 273 reviews New
I
had
a
picnic
at
Hong
Kong
Park
before
heading
over
to
the
Flagstaff
House
Tea
Ware
Museum
and
it
was
a
wonderful
time
spent
in
a
beautiful
ambience.
I
would
imagine
this
museum
to
be
the
best
respite
for
a
hot
afternoon
day
during
the
summer.
The
Flagstaff
House
Museum
of
Tea
Ware
is
a
Declared
Monument
inside
the
Hong
Kong
Park.
Construction
for
the
Flagstaff
House
completed
in
1846,
and
it
is
the
oldest
surviving
western
styled
building
in
Hong
Kong.
When
it
began
its
first
chapter,
the
Flagstaff
House
was
named
the
Headquarters
House.
Its
first
occupant
was
Major-General
Goerge
Charles
D’Aguilar,
whose
name
is
now
borne
by
Cape
D’Aguilar
and
the
D’Aguilar
Lighthouse.
As
the
Commander
of
British
Troops
in
China,
D’Aguilar
was
a
military
officer
when
he
arrived
in
Hong
Kong
in
1843.
In
1844,
he
was
appointed
the
Leutenant
Governor
of
Hong
Kong,
and
the
Headquarter
House
was
built
specifically
as
his
residence.
The
building
really
is
beautiful
and
stately
as
the
former
residence
for
the
highest
ranking
British
officer
in
Hong
Kong,
but
I
think
it
is
really
the
interior
that
made
the
most
striking
impression.
The
tea
museum
is
interesting
in
itself,
as
there
are
exhibits
from
as
far
back
as
the
Zhou
Dynasty
there
--
all
the
way
to
the
Qing
dynasty.
But
each
room
is
lined
with
red
caprets
and
a
colonial
era
fireplace.
Highly
recommended
museum
and
architecture.