The 2,000-year-old Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum has been renovated, featuring new exhibits on the Han culture in South China and multimedia equipment to give visitors a new museum experience.

The Han tomb, located in Sham Shui Po, was discovered in 1955 when the Government was levelling a slope at Lei Cheng Uk Village to build resettlement quarters. Writings on the tomb bricks and finds inside the tomb suggest it was built during the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25 �V 220).

It was declared a monument in 1988.

Though the Han tomb is closed to preserve it, visitors can see its interior through the glass panel at the entrance passage.

In recent years, the tomb suffered from rainwater leakage problems. To protect the structure, renovation works were carried out earlier this year. A canopy was built to cap the tomb and the exhibition hall adjacent to the tomb refurbished.

In addition to the display of pottery and bronze ware excavated from the tomb, two exhibitions are being staged with texts, graphics, photos, maps, videos and models used to introduce the tomb's discovery and structure, as well as the social and cultural characteristics of South China during the Han dynasties.

The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is located at 41 Tonkin Street, Sham Shui Po. It opens from 10am to 6pm from Mondays to Saturdays, from 1pm to 6pm on Sundays and public holidays and from 1pm to 5pm on Lunar New Year's Eve. It is closed on Thursdays, the first day of January and the first three days of Lunar New Year. Admission is free.

Questions? Call 2386 2863.