Tung Wah Coffin Home

Tung Wah Coffin Home

Tung Wah Coffin Home (Chinese: 東華義莊) is a coffin home located upon the hill above Sandy Bay on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

It was established in 1899 by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is a temporary coffin depository. The coffins were of overseas Chinese who wanted to be buried in their home villages in China.

As the demand for the depository service is diminishing in recent years, the compound was to gradual deteriorated.

A major repair and conservation project was carried out to restore the Coffin Home from 2002 to 2004 so that the respective historical appearance of the compound can be preserved. The project won 2005 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award (Award of Merit). [ [http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=3194 2005 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award: Winners] ]

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