Tung Shin's Secret?

Question

So I'm heading to @KualaLumpur next month and Tung Shin Hospital is right on my planned route. My grandma always talked about it, apparently, it's got this crazy history, like, super old and steeped in stories, some probably embellished over the years... but the point is, she swears there's a hidden little tea room or something tucked away somewhere inside, known only to a few. Anyone know if that's true? I'd love to find it

lucia · Answer

oh yeah that tea room thing is real, it's not super hidden but most people walk right past it. it's on the ground floor near the back corridor that connects to the old wing, not the main lobby area. they serve pretty decent Chinese tea and some kuih, nothing fancy but it's a nice quiet spot. if you go during weekday mornings you'll see some of the older staff having their break there, that's how you know it's legit

elfriede · Answer

tbh the tea room's real but your grandma might've heard a slightly different version. there's also this tiny herbal medicine museum on the second floor that most people miss, it's like a dusty little room with old apothecary jars and handwritten prescriptions from the 1920s. if you're into the history angle that's worth a detour, just ask at the info desk for the "old pharmacy display" and they'll point you up. the tea room's nice but the museum feels more like the secret your grandma was actually talking about

jolandadieckmann · Answer

The tea room and the museum are both real, but your grandma might have been thinking of the old chapel instead. It's a small, quiet room on the third floor that's been there since the hospital was founded, with wooden pews and stained glass that filters the afternoon light. Not many visitors know about it because it's tucked behind a set of unmarked doors near the administrative offices. If you go, just take the lift to the third floor and follow the corridor past the staff noticeboard, you'll see it.

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