The Bahai Tsinoy, or Chinese-Filipino House is a Museum located on the grounds of an old Manila Intramuros. Here you can get acquainted with the documents, telling about the history, lives and contributions of Chinese immigrants in the history of the Philippine Islands. The building itself, the Museum also has historical value in addition to the Museum offers a library, a small theatre and audience.

The Museum was designed by eve Panamera in collaboration with the architect, Honrado Fernandez in 1996 and was inaugurated three years later. The main tasks of the Museum were and are to support and promote indigenous culture of the Filipino people and the study of relations between the Chinese and Filipino communities. I wonder what kind of initiator of creation of such a Museum was award-winning bilingual children's educational television show "Pinpin" walking on Philippine TV in the early 1990-ies. Funds for the purchase of land and construction of building was going on a voluntary basis – most of the money donated by members of the Chinese-Filipino community.

The Museum is divided into several thematic sections. Here you can learn about the first contacts of the two peoples, about their life during the Spanish colonial period, the emergence of a full-fledged Chinese community and the famous revolt of the Chinese in the 17th century. Of particular interest are collections of ceramics and rare Philippine shells, and a collection of drawings and photographs relating to the life of the Chinese-Filipino community.