BEIJING, June 27 -- The Macau Special Administrative Region will create a "visual presentation" of the restoration of one of its most important cultural sites—the Tak Seng On Pawnshop—at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
Macau is keen to share its experiences with restoration and re-use of cultural relics during the 2010 World Expo. The Tak Seng project was a successful example of restoration, management and operation of cultural sites.
Tak Seng On Pawnshop was built in 1917 and was Macau's largest pawnshop in the first half of the 20th century. Its fortunes gradually declined until it was finally closed in 1993.
The special administrative government restored the old pawnshop in 2001 and turned it into a museum.
The facility has attracted more than 40,000 visitors since its opening in 2003.
(Source: en.expo2010.cn)
