Editing Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum (section)

==The museum==
[[File:Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Interior.jpg|thumb|right|Displays in the museum]]
The tomb and gallery came under the management of the former [[Urban Council]] in 1969. The museum later became a branch of the [[Hong Kong Museum of History]] in 1975. As such, it is presently managed by the [[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]] of the Hong Kong government. 

An exhibition hall opened in 1988, when the tomb was declared a gazetted monument. The hall was refurbished in 2005.<ref name="renovated" /><ref>[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=8919&sid=6084190&con_type=1 ''The Standard'': "Ancient tomb date sparks celebrations"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060530184512/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=8919&sid=6084190&con_type=1 |date=30 May 2006 }}, December 31, 2005</ref> Details on the discovery and characteristics of the tomb, as well as bronze and pottery artefacts found in the tomb are on permanent display in the exhibition hall.

A [[3D computer graphics|3D digital animation]] in the exhibition hall provides a detailed view of the interior of the tomb. Moreover, a 1:1 replica of the inside of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb is displayed at the Hong Kong Museum of History.

===Exhibition Hall===
[[File:HK LeiChengUkHanTombMuseum GranaryPotteryModel.jpg|thumb|Granary model found at the tomb]]
[[File:HK LeiChengUkHanTombMuseum PotteryDingTripod.jpg|thumb|[[Ding (vessel)|Ding]] found at the tomb]]
The Exhibition Hall is located next to the tomb. The first section is about food and drink in Han as it seems because most of what was found in the Han tomb is related to food. The display of this section begins with the old Chinese adage, 'food is the first necessity of the people'. There is a map depicting food distribution, a [[pictogram]] of rice distribution and a table of the major food groups. There are also three replicas of figurines. Two of the figurines are cooks, and another one is a farmer.

The second section is about the excavation of the Han tomb. The excavation process, the inside of the tomb and the archaeologists at work are shown with several photographs. The tomb's structure and layout are shown with the models and plans. This displays also how the professionals dated the tomb by using the inscriptions on the bricks.

The third part of the gallery shows the artefacts found in the tomb. As the only Eastern Han dynasty brick tomb ever found in Hong Kong, the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb has invaluable historic value containing 58 items found on site. Objects include cooking utensils, food containers, storage jars and models (a house, a granary, a well and a stove) made of [[pottery]] (50), as well as bowls, basins, mirrors, and bells made of [[bronze]] (8). No human skeletal remains were found.