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Situated at the northern most point of Macau, the stone gate that traditionally marked the border with China is now maintained in a small park. It was erected in 1870 and is inscribed with a quotation from Camoes: 'Honour your country for your country is watching you". Today's travellers use the modern buildings on either side, which house immigration and customs. The border is open from 7 am to midnight.
Situated at the northern most point of Macau, the stone gate that traditionally marked the border with China is now maintained in a small park. It was erected in 1870 and is inscribed with a quotation from Camoes: 'Honour your country for your country is watching you". Today's travellers use the modern buildings on either side, which house immigration and customs. The border is open from 7 am to midnight.
Coloane Island is about 20 minutes from Macau by bus(no. 21, 22, 25, 26A, the cost is around 4-5MOP depending on how far each bus goes to). Coloane has two beaches, Cheoc Van and Hac Sa. There's a hiking trails to the big statue of A-Ma. St. Francis Xavier church and a couple of other temples are worth visiting too.
In the very early morning (from 6h30 till 7h30 normally), when the sun doesn't heat with its usual cruelty in this land you'll see people, old and young, doing their Tai-Chi exercises in public parks, gardens or squares everywhere. A must see, and why not, a must try!!
Saint Michael's (St Miguel) is the Catholic cemetery of Macao. I found the cultural diversity of the place amazing : Chinese characters on a tombstone decorated with a Catholic angel, or Chinese lion statues in the same cemetery as a Buddha relief, photos of Chinese deceased and little gifts on the grave to make life in heaven comfortable... I spent a long time in the cemetery and I found fascinating little details at every step.
We love to visit markets, and other places where locals go often, so whe can feel how daily life is there...We founded this book store in one calm street and we could avoid to enter, it certainly gives us another persepective of Macau's daily life...who comes to the book store? what they look for? how long do they spend to choose a book? etc...very interesting.
We were wandering around some church and my rather uninhibited friend found a box and wondered what was inside. I am sure that there is some sort of sacralige in taking this picture and more so in posting it, but I was told by a Jehova's Witness a year or so ago that there is only something like 50,000 people that will go to heaven, so I figure the odds are already against me.....so here it is :)
ENGLISH - On this kind of sleigh, made to go over the mug, men were able to catch shellfish or something like that, small crabs maybe. These pictures were taken in 1980 (sorry they are so bad, it was a very small camera, with 16 mm film!!), maybe this activity disapeered now, as all this area is now occupied with land reclamation.- PORTUGUÊS - Com esta espécie de trenó, feito para andar sobre o lodo, apanhavam crustáceos à mão, talvez pequenos caranguejos. Estas fotografias foram tiradas em 1980 (lamento a má qualidade, era uma máquina muito pequena, com filmes de 16 mm!!), talvez esta actividade já não exista porque estas áreas foram ocupadas por terrenos conquistados ao mar - FRANÇAIS - Avec cette sorte de tobogan, fait pour aller sur la vase, les gens capturaient des crustacés à la main, peut-être de petits crabes. Ces photos ont été prises en 1980 (je regrette la mauvaise qualité,...
The island of Coloane is Macao's countryside, with wooded hills, beach-lined bays, and traditional villages. Visitors and residents often flock here to swim, have picnics, and simply enjoy the treasure of nature.
The Middle School is located at the north of Sun Yat-Sen's former residence. The school was built by Sun ke, Sun Yat-sen's son to memorise and inspire all students to devote themselves to study and give their contribution to the country. The first project of building was completed at the end of 1934, and comprises Heling Hall, Haodong Hall, Shouping Hall, Chingling Hall, Baojun Hall and a teacher's and students dormitory and was approved as one of the first key middle schools of Guangdong province in 1953.
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