Macau: Main Scenic Spots
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...................................................................................................................................................................................... Ruins of St. Paul's ...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| All that remains of the greatest of Macau's churches is its magnificent stone facade and grand staircase. The church was built in 1602 adjoining the Jesuit College of St. Paul's, the first Western college in the Far East where missionaries such as Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall studied Chinese before serving at the Ming Court in Beijing as astronomers and mathematicians. The church, made of taipa and wood, was brilliantly decorated and furnished, according to early travelers. The facade of carved stone was built in 1620-27 by Japanese Christian exiles and local craftsmen under the direction of Italian Jesuit Carlo Spinola. |  |
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...................................................................................................................................................................................... A-Ma Temple ...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| Macau's name is derived from A-Ma-Gau or Place of A-Ma and this temple dedicated to the seafarers' goddess dates from the early 16th century It consists of prayer halls, pavilions and courtyards built into the boulder-strewn hill and connected by winding paths through moon gates and tiny gardens. At the entrance is a large rock on which is engraved a traditional sailing junk. On other boulders are carved red characters invoking the gods or repeating a prayer. |  |
| ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Macau Museum ...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| Macau Museum was inaugurated on 18th of April, 1998. Its aim is to preserve the cultural traditions, usages and habits, which specifically belong to Macau, in a place where East, and West have so peculiarly learnt how to meet and to live side by side along the centuries. |  |
| ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Macau Tower ...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| Soaring 338 meters above the city, the Macau Tower is the 10th highest freestanding tower in the world and the 8th tallest in Asia. It stands taller than Auckland's Sky Tower, Paris' Eiffel and Sydney's AMP Tower. The Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre fronts onto the Pearl River and the Nam Van Lake development. |
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| ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Casino ...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| There are plenty of casinos in Macau offering probably the widest range of games in the world, including baccarat, blackjack, roulette, "big and small", fan-tan and of course, hundreds of the most glittering array of slot machines anywhere (the locals call them "hungry tigers"). |  |
| ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Macau Fisherman's Wharf ..................................................................................................................................................................................... |
Macau Fisherman's Wharf proudly announced the?Soft Opening of Macau Fisherman’s Wharf on 31 December 2005. After 5 critical years of hard work, the new prominent destination, which is invested and managed by the Macau locals, combining entertainment, retail, food, hotel, marina and convention facilities in one place has finally accomplished.
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