Lui Seng Chun is a four storey tong lau, a traditional Hong Kong shophouse, at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Tong Mi Road in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, built between 1929 and about 1931 for owner Lui Leung. The building combines Neoclassical and Italianate elements, with reinforced concrete pad foundations supporting granite columns, deep verandahs and a decorative broken pediment. Its ground floor originally housed a Chinese bone setting medicine and wine shop of the same name while the upper floors served as the Lui family's residence. Declared a Grade I historic building in 2000 and elevated to a declared monument in 2022, the building was adapted and restored, reopening in 2012 as the Hong Kong Baptist University School of Chinese Medicine, Lui Seng Chun. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountYau Tsim Mong District, People's Republic of China 2 Completed Year Classification
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Lui Seng Chun is a Grade I Historic Building located at 119 Lai Chi Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at the junction with Tong Mi Road.
Historical background
The upper floors became living quarters for the members of Lui's family, while the ground floor of the building was occupied by a Chinese bone-setting medicine wine shop named "Lui Seng Chun". The name "Lui Seng Chun" was derived from a pair of rhymed couplets, implying Lui's medicine could bring a patient back to life.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1931)
Lui Seng Chun is a Grade I Historic Building located at 119 Lai Chi Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at the junction with Tong Mi Road. It is a four-storey tong lau (the local term for Hong Kong shophouse typology) that was built in 1931 by Mr. Lui Leung. The architect was Mr. W. H. Bourne.
A replica of the building was featured in the 2016 movie Doctor Strange.
In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Architectural features
Its architecture reflects the Neoclassical style which is characterised by a square-shaped frame and a row of decorative balustrades in front.
Uses Element: Granite, Article text
The structural system for Lui Seng Chun consists of reinforced concrete shallow pad foundations supporting granite columns with reinforced concrete beams, floors and walls.
Uses Element: Brick, Article text
Structurally, the external walls of the building are made of plastered red brickwork with columns and beams of reinforced concrete.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Tong lau)
Wikidata item Q6699901, instance of (P31): tong lau
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Yau Tsim Mong District, People's Republic of China
Wikidata item Q6699901, property P131/P17 (location): Yau Tsim Mong District, People's Republic of China
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