Editing Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum (section)

==Discovery and preservation==
[[File:Lcutomb 1955.jpg|thumb|right|Discovery of the tomb in 1955]]
[[File:LeiChengUkHanTombMuseum Tomb.jpg|thumb|right|Outside view of the tomb and protective canopy]]
The tomb was accidentally discovered in August 1955, when the [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] was levelling a hill slope for the construction of resettlement buildings at [[Lei Cheng Uk]] Village (present-day [[Lei Cheng Uk Estate]]). The tomb was then excavated by members of [[University of Hong Kong]] (HKU) and workers of the [[Environment, Transport and Works Bureau|Public Works Department]], under the supervision of Professor [[Frederick Seguier Drake|Frederick S. Drake]], former head of the Chinese Department at HKU. After excavation, the government intended to demolish the tomb, but the tomb was eventually preserved due to high public interest.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tsang |first1=Reynold |title=The ‘death’ and ‘rebirth’ of museums in colonial Hong Kong: three decades of community endeavours to restore reputation and culture, 1933–1962 |journal=Museum History Journal |year=2024 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |doi=10.1080/19369816.2024.2409263 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19369816.2024.2409263?src=exp-la|doi-access=free }}</ref> The tomb and its exhibition hall were formally opened to the public in 1957. In November 1988,<ref name="EPD">There were senior residents told the journalists, some construction workers might already stole the antiques discovered in Lei Cheng Uk Han tomb. (李鄭屋漢墓－－維基百科）[http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_i.html Environment Protection Department - List of Declared Monuments as on 1 January 1999] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228001449/http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_i.html |date=28 December 2009 }}</ref> the Han Tomb was [[Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared as a gazetted monument]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_35.php |title=Antiquities and Monuments Office: Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615171425/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/en/monuments_35.php |archive-date=15 June 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> by the Hong Kong Government, and is now protected and preserved permanently under the [[Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance]].

Since the mid-1980s, visitors have no longer been allowed inside the tomb due to conservation concerns. It can instead only be viewed through glass panel at the entrance passage. The tomb is sealed in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment,{{Cn|date=December 2024}} and is protected by concrete, waterproofing layers, topsoil, and turf. Following rainwater leakage problems, the tomb was renovated in 2005, with the addition of a canopy to cover the tomb.<ref name="renovated">[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/051230/features/html/051230en05004.htm Press Release: "Renovated tomb offers new museum experience"], December 30, 2005 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

[[3D scanner|3D laser scanning]] technology in the digital recording of the structures was applied to capture 3D images of the structure.<ref>[http://www.hkis.org.hk/hkis/html/upload/NewsPressRelease/nwpr126_0.pdf How surveyors use 3D Laser Scanning Technology in digital recording of structures], 17 January 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929200140/http://www.hkis.org.hk/hkis/html/upload/NewsPressRelease/nwpr126_0.pdf |date=29 September 2011 }}</ref>