Description of the attraction
Bahai Qinoy, or the China-Philippine House, is a museum located in the ancient Manila district of Intramuros. Here you can find documents that tell about the history, life and contribution of Chinese immigrants to the history of the Philippine Islands. The building itself, which houses the museum, also has historical value - in addition to the museum, it houses a library, a small theater studio and auditoriums.
The museum was designed by Eva Penamora in collaboration with architect Onrado Fernandez in 1996 and was inaugurated three years later. The main objectives of the museum were and remain to support and promote the distinctive culture of the Filipino people and to explore the links between the Chinese and Filipino communities. Interestingly, the award-winning bilingual children's educational program Pinpin, aired on Filipino TV in the early 1990s, was the initiator of such a museum. Funds for the purchase of land and construction of the building were collected on a voluntary basis - most of the money was donated by members of the Sino-Filipino community.
The expositions of the museum are divided into several thematic sections. Here you can learn about the first contacts between the two peoples, about their life during the Spanish colonial period, about the emergence of a full-fledged Chinese community and the famous Chinese uprising of the 17th century. Of particular interest are the collections of pottery and rare Philippine shells, as well as a collection of drawings and photographs related to the life of the Sino-Filipino community.
