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This is the most Chinese of Macau's gardens ever built, together with a flamboyant western-style house, by a wealthy Chinese merchant in the 19th century. The garden was restored by the government and became a public park in 1974.
The garden is modelled in the style of Soochow, the most famous of all Chinese classical gardens, the western-style house is surrounded by a large pond, groves of bamboo and flowering bushes. Also, there is a nine-turn zig zag bridge, which according to legend, can stop the evil spirits. Just imagine what a different world it is!
The Temple of Kun Iam was built some 360 years ago during the late Chinese Ming Dynasty, and is the largest temple in Macau. The main temple consists of three altars on ascending levels. The first altar is dedicated to Buddha and three large gold lacquer images of the master.
The second altar is dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy and gold lacquer
figures of the eighteen wise men of China, one of them believed to be
the image of Marco Polo.
In the garden beside the temple, there stands a round stone table on which
the first Sino-American Treaty was signed in 1844 by the United States
minister Caleb Cushing and Viceroy of Canton, Ki Ying , as one of the
many unequal treaties signed between China and the West in modern history.
Pou Tai Un is dedicated to the Three Buddhas and the Goddess Kun Iam. With prayer arbors of hued projections, roof of yellow tiles and a statue of Goddess Kun Iam made of marble, this temple is the largest in Taipa. It provides vegetarian meals to visitors, with produce grown in its own garden patches. Meals are served in communal style round tables. You may be surprised at the variety of vegetarian dishes that can be created, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all is to discover that oysters (fried) are served. According to buddhists, the oyster is the only animal to have no brain, so is not really considered a creature of the Universe.
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Built in 1928 to honour the Jesuit missionary who died in 1552 near San Chuan Island, the chapel in Coloane Village has a cream and white fa?de with a pediment containing the bell.
Inside the chapel which used to enshrine an arm bone of the saint together with bones of those crucified in Nagasaki in 1597 and others martyred in 18th century Vietnam. The latter were returned to Japan and some were placed in the crypt of Ruins of St Paul's.
Outside the chapel is a Portuguese-style square, with a pavement of coloured tiles and arcades containing cafes that serve Chinese and Western meals. There is also a monument surrounded by cannonballs commemorating the defeat of pirates by local troops in 1910, an event celebrated every July 13 on the islands.
The Tam Kung Temple is used to glorify Tam Kung, a god of seamen.
Both located on Coloane Island , Cheoc Van and Hac Sa beaches are suitable for sun bathing and swimming. Cheoc Van is a white sanded beach with a lovely swimming pool.
Hac Sa, literarily means "Black Sand", is the most popular beach amongst local residents. Wind surfers can be hired on the beach and there are barbecue pits at one end of the beach.
The Hac Sa recreation center is adjacent to the bus stop and contains a number of recreational facilities, including swimming pool, roller skating rink, a mini golf course, a children's playground and tennis courts.
There is also a horse riding center beside the recreation center. Horses are available for beginners as well as advanced riders, and horses can even be taken out on trails under certain conditions.
The first ever-themed entertainment attraction in the tourism industry of Macau, Macau Fisherman’s Wharf is centrally located at Macau’s outer harbour, 5-minute walk from the Macau Ferry Terminal and Heliport. The total investment of the project is anticipated to reach HKD 1.9 billion. The project occupies an area of over 93,000m2 , combining entertainment, retail, food, hotel, marina, convention and exhibition facilities in one place. Be it for business or pleasure, visitors will surely find a brand new experience in this world-class entertainment complex.
Close to the world’s tallest statue of the goddess A-Ma (also known
as Tian Hou), which stands on a 170-metre high peak on a mountaintop on
Macau’s Coloane Island, a 7,000-square meter cultural complex celebrates
the beloved deity’s legend.
This village, which comprises a bell tower, drum tower, carved marble
altar in the Tian-Hou Palace, a dressing hall, museum and shops will attract
many A-Ma devotees and interested tourists.
