Bahay Tsinoy is one of the Manila attractions. It is housed in the 3 storeyed Kaisa Heritage Center. The museum is located on the mezzanine and the first floor of the building. The building stands in Intrmuros on the Anda cor Cabildo Street. Kaisa Heritage center is spread over an area of 1,002 sq.m. The Bahay Tsinoy museum of Manila gives an insight into the life of the Tsinoys.
Collections of the Bahay Tsinoy Museum
The collage at the entrance of the Manila Bahay Tsinoy Museum depicts the life of the early immigrants and also contains faces of the Tsinoys of the present day. Apart from the collage displayed at the entrance, the museum also boasts of a good collection of Chinese artifacts. These artifacts were
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Philippines. The artifacts include cook ware, pottery, kitchen utensils, weaving loom, goldsmith tools, porcelain and farm implements. Besides these valued artifacts, lifelike dioramas of the early Chinese immigrants adorn the museum. The dioramas include those of the Chinese traders, peddlers, craftsmen, artisans, goldsmith among others. Ancient maps, replica of sampan, which is a Chinese junk and the murals and bust of Gen. Jose Ignacio Paua are also housed at the Bahay Tsinoy of Manila. He fought during the Philippine Revolution and was a true-blooded Chinese.
The second floor of the museum displays photographs and prints depicting the Chinese settlement in Philippines. Visitors to the Manila Bahay Tsinoy Museum will also come across Chinese documents, coins and porcelain pieces from Ming, Tsang, Yuan, Sung and Qing dynasties.
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