Together with the fabulous sceneries overlooking the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon peninsula, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong is one of the must-sees that you do not want to miss when visiting the Victoria Peak. The Madame Tussauds Hong Kong is a wax museum displaying lifelike wax figures of regional and international celebrities.

The Madame Tussauds Wax Museum of Hong Kong had its grand opening in the millennium year, 2000. The history of Madame Tussauds can be traced back to year 1770. Madame Tussaud learnt the skill of waxing likeness with Dr. Philippe Curtius and became the art tutor to King Louis XVI’s sister at the Palace of Versailles in France. During the French Revolution, Madame Tussauds was forced to make death masks of the executed aristocrats for proving her allegiance to the feudalistic nobles. She left for Britain in the early 19th century and held a series of exhibitions along her travel of the revolutionary relics and effigies of the public heroes and baddies.

As time passed, the exhibitions of Madame Tussauds were like a kind of traveling newspapers, providing insights of global events and bringing the people in the headlines face-to-face with the public. In 1835, Madame Tussauds launched her first permanent base of her exhibitions on Baker Street, London, and moved to its present site on Marylebone Road in 1884. Some of Madame Tussauds’ original and earliest work and relics are still on exhibit in London, including the death masks she was forced to make during the French Revolution and the guillotine that was used for beheading Marie Antoinette.

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong is the first branch in Asia. New figures that reflect global events with a high popularity are added regularly. It had its first expansion in September, 2005 to May, 2006. This Hong Kong branch features 9 categories, including Hollywood Stars, Asian Stars, Cultural Figures, Sports Stars, Pop Stars, Royalty Members, World Leaders, Fashion Icons, and Kung Fu Stars. The following list is a part of the wax figures now on display.

Kung Fu Stars- Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Michelle Yeoh
Fashion Icons- Elle Macpherson, Naomi Campbell
World Leaders- Donald Tsang, Barack Obama, Hu Jintao, Deng Xiao Ping, Mao Zedong, Mahatma Gandhi, Wen Jiabao, Lee Kwan Yew
Royalty Members- Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, HRH The Duke of Edir
Pop Stars- Teresa Teng, Anita Mui, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Beatles, Madonna, Miriam Yeung, Joey Yung
Sports Stars- Lee Lai Shan, Liu Xiang, Yao Ming, David Beckham, Ronaldinho, Muhammad Ali
Cultural Figures- Madam Tussauds, Pablo Picasso, Mozard, Luciano Pavarotti, Rembrandt van Rijn
Hollywood Stars-Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Marilyn Monroe, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster
Asian Stars- Aaron Kwok, Bae Yong Joon, Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Connie Chan, Cecilia Cheung, Kelly Chen, Barbie Hsu, Louis Koo

Have you ever dream about taking pictures with your favorite stars and celebrities? Come visit Madame Tussauds Hong Kong and see the lifelike wax figures of the ones you admire! Take pictures and hold their hands, “Say cheese”!

For more information on Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, please visit http://www.madametussauds.com/hongkong/.