Building - Flagstaff House

NOW, it is the turn of talking about HongKong heritage building. To commence with, let us have something fun.
A Tongue Twister:
PETER PIPER
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?


One of the declared monuments in HongKong is Flagstaff House(中環紅棉路舊三軍司令官邸), which is located in Cotton Tree Drive,Centre, HongKong Island. It was built for Major General George Charles D'Aguilar in 1846 and named "Headquaters House"(司令總部大樓). Its name had been changed to "Flagstaff House" in about 1932. The building is the oldest British-style architecture remaining in HongKong.


FLAGSTAFF HOUSE in 1846

                                           

These day and year, the building has been treated as the Museum of Tea Ware displaying Chinese tea ware and related materials, and because of its location and setting, it is a popular for wedding photography as well.

                                                                   FLAGSTAFF HOUSE in 2009

If you are interesting, please pay a visit there, EXCEPT those days: Tuesday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year.





 For more interesting of Hong Kong Tea Culture and museum in Hong Kong, Please go to the Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_tea_culture
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums_in_Hong_Kong                                                               

---BY KATHERINE YEUNG