2 Best Sights in Western, Hong Kong

Set inside a heritage building, this museum and gallery is filled with a small but excellent collection of Chinese antiquities. On view are ceramics and bronzes, some dating from 3,000 BC, as well as paintings, lacquerware, and carvings in jade, stone, and wood. The museum also has the world's largest collection of Nestorian crosses, dating from the Mongol Period (1280–1368). There are usually two or three well-curated temporary exhibitions on view; contemporary artists who work in traditional media are often featured. The museum is a seven-minute walk from Sai Ying Pun MTR station.

A few steps away from Man Mo Temple, this private museum is accessible by guided tour only, and visits must be reserved online in advance. It’s well worth it, however, not only because of the superb collections---which include fine Chinese lacquerware, porcelain, and Ming and Qing dynasty furniture---but also because nothing is behind glass and you are even permitted to feel, pick-up, and interact with some of the treasures.