Located within the tranquil grounds of Hong Kong Park and designated a monument in 1989, Flagstaff Home was inbuilt a chic Greek Revival type as a part of the previous Victoria Barracks. Initially named Headquarters Home, it served because the residence and workplace of the Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong from its completion in 1846 till 1978. At the moment, it's the oldest surviving instance of Greek Revival structure in Hong Kong and is now a museum dedicated to teaware.
After its navy function ended, the constructing discovered a brand new objective on 1981, when a donation of roughly 600 items of teaware from native businessman and philanthropist Dr. Ok.S. Lo to the then City Council prompted its conversion into the Museum of Tea Ware. Established to gather, show, and examine teaware and its associated tradition, the museum opened to the general public in 1984.
Dr Lo's preliminary donation kinds the core of the museum's assortment, comprising tea utensils and associated relics starting from the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 – 771 B.C.) to the twentieth century. Moreover exhibitions, the museum additionally arranges instructional excursions, tea ceremonies and demonstrations, and artwork lectures that promote Chinese language tea tradition.
Guests also can discover a everlasting exhibition of Chinese language seal stamps on the higher flooring of the neighboring Ok.S. Lo Gallery. On the bottom flooring, the LockCha teahouse serves wonderful vegetarian dim sum and greater than 100 types of tea.
