If you want not only to look at Hong Kong, but also to understand this island “state within a state,” head to the Museum of History. The exhibition is organized simply, but at the same time very interestingly: you literally plunge into the country's past, and the skillfully selected sets make immersion easier. It is no coincidence that this museum is the most visited in Hong Kong.
The halls are thematic, and logically they are divided by eras. The effect of presence is created by panoramas – not painted ones, but three-dimensional, with dolls and costumes. In the hall of modern history, a traditional Chinese sailing vessel – a junk – is displayed in full size. The sound of the surf makes you believe that you really have found yourself in the past. Wooden vats are filled with a whitish mass, and at first glance it seems that it is rice. In fact, it is a valuable fishing product – shrimp sauce, small silvery shrimp covered with salt.
In the hall recreating the home of a wealthy person, look out the window - there his servants are carrying their master in a palanquin, a traditional means of transport on two poles. Next you will learn everything about the Opium Wars, and the journey into the past will end on a street styled as an old courtyard, where you can take a photo in an original two-story tram.
