Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
The entrance to Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港杜莎夫人蠟像館
Simplified Chinese香港杜莎夫人蜡像馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Dùshā Fūrén Làxiàngguǎn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng douh sāa fū yàhn laahp jeuhng gún
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 dou6 saa1 fu1 jan4 laap6 zoeng6 gun2

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, is part of the renowned chain of wax museums founded by Marie Tussaud of France, is located at the Peak Tower on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is the first Madame Tussauds museums in Asia, the other being the Shanghai branch, which opened in 2006 and the third branch at Bangkok which opened in 2010.[1] The Hong Kong branch houses nearly 100 wax figures of internationally known personalities, with Asian figures taking up more than a third of the total, of which sixteen were Hong Kongers.[2][3] The wax figures are featured in a range of themed settings such as Hong Kong Glamour, Music Icons, Historical and National Heroes, The Champions and World Premiere.

  1. ^ "History of Madame Tussauds: 1980-2000s". Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 14 January 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  2. ^ The Tussauds Group (2006). Madame Tussauds Hong Kong Guidebook. Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.
  3. ^ "News: Press Clippings". Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.

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