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Saturday 18 August 2018

Malaysian Chinese Museum... Some Quick Pointers



Entrance to Malaysian Chinese Museum located at 1st floor

Some Quick Pointers about the building, Wisma Huazong, and the museum

  • Huazong represents Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia.
  • Wisma Huazong is built at RM80 million.
  • The museum opened in May 2018. 
  • Wisma Huazong is located about 10 minutes away from The Mines. Petronas petrol station is just next to it.
  • Hua Xia International School is located in this building.
  •  The building has 12 storeys (pic below) and the museum is located on the first floor - it is accessible via the escalator. Get your tickets on the first floor itself.
  • The hall on ground floor, Dewan Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay  accommodates 1,500 people (pic below).
  • Outside the hall displays the list of donors and also the photos of patrons of Wisma Huazong.
  • Sunway Group chairman and founder Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah sponsored the construction of the museum (see pic above).
  • Guarding the building are two lion statues are gifts from the Chinese government (pic below).
  • Besides the usual exhibits located on the floor, a 5-minute video presentation precedes the tour; augmented reality (AR) is also a feature, in which the visitor can use the app on the smartphone (pic below) to get enriched experience of the history and visual effects!




List of donors



To experience AR during the tour, download this app


Laksamana Cheng Ho
















Tin mine








Yap Ah Loy


Altar


Clogs













Alien... :)


Licence for firecrackers, and procession


Bicycle registration card





No smartphones at that time!








The hallway


Dewan Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay


The walkway


The building facade


Gift by the Chinese government


Do visit - the trip's worth it!