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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China holds a rich and diverse cultural ambiance. Hong Kong houses a number of museums, which signify the culture and tradition of the city. However, the University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong is an incomparable heritage of Hong Kong. While touring the beautiful city of Hong Kong, make sure to visit this University Museum and Art Gallery and enjoy the privilege of visiting the first museum of Hong Kong. The <>strong>University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong stands in the Bonham Road, beside the University of Hong Kong. The museum is maintained in two separate sections. The museum part is located in the Fung Ping Shan Building and three floors of the T T Tsui Building contain the part of Art Gallery. A bridge is also there which links these two buildings. In the year of 1953, the University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong was made. However, the records say that the Fung Ping Shan Building was in fact established in the year 1932 and then it was not a museum. Rather it was a library bearing Chinese books. Fung Ping Shan was the donor of this building and the library got its name from him. The University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong has a huge collection of Chinese antiques. Besides that, there are also collections of ceramic works, various beautiful paintings and bronze works. Some of these materials also belong to the Neolithic period of the Qing dynasty. So it bears a great historical significance of Hong Kong.
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