What to do in Macau

Heart of the City - Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (takes about 10o minutes) The official name of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro is Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, which most Macau people like to call simply Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, the main street in the city, connecting Rua de Nam Van and the Inner Harbor. The street is less than 2 kilometers long, but there are traces of Macau's former life everywhere. Starting point - Bank of China Tower This is the tallest building in Macau, and next to it stands the new Banco da Atlantica building, which still retains its 1902 front wall and has a soaring, modernized edifice built within it. Shopping District 1 Walk along Avenida Almeida Ribeiro and on the left is the modern Central Plaza, which is home to many famous stores like Giorgio Armani, Saint Laurent and ESCADA. Just a block away is the Nam Kwong Arts and Crafts Centre, which specializes in the sale of fine quality gold, jewelry, porcelain, handicrafts and other souvenirs. Pavilion of the Senado Further down the street is Macau City Hall, formerly known as the Pavilion of the Senado, which was inaugurated in 1784 and has been restored and expanded over the years, but still retains its 16th-century southern European palace-style layout. In the center of the garden behind the Pousada de Senado, there is a spherical platform full of grasses with crossed lines, symbolizing Portugal's early world explorations. Pousada de Senado This is a place where the essence of Macau is gathered, where the rush of office workers, the triviality of housewives, the relaxation of the elderly and the playfulness of children are "included", so if you want to enjoy every aspect of Macau's prosperity and simplicity, you have to sit here. This area of 3,700 square meters of the square ground, by the Portuguese skilled craftsmen in accordance with the traditional style of southern Europe, with crushed stone inlaid, as if the gentle ripples of microwave sea, has been stretched to the Ruins of St. Paul's. This section of the road has been set up for pedestrians only, all vehicles are prohibited. On both sides of the forecourt, there are three-storey Western-style buildings in goose-yellow, pink and light green, including a three-storey building built in 1568, the oldest European charity organization in Asia. There is the Mercy Hall building, the oldest European charity organization in Asia, the Macau Government Tourist Office, and many fashionable stores. During festivals or large-scale events, such as the Lunar New Year or the International Arts Festival, the relevant organizations will organize performances here for the public to enjoy. Post Office Located opposite to the City Hall. The number of stamps issued in Macao is relatively small, with some of the souvenir sheets printed in a few tens of thousands. Whenever new stamps are published by the Post Office, there will be long queues of people queuing up here to buy them. Church of Our Lady of the Rosary At the end of the foreground is the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, which was built in 1590 by the Dominicans, and is also known as the "Hall of the Boards and Camphor" because it was first made of wooden boards. The building is as beautiful and elegant as its name suggests. It is usually open in the afternoon, and you must first ring the doorbell, then enter through the side gate and go around a long inner corridor of columns to reach the interior of the church. Inside the church there are many interesting paintings and statues, especially the most famous statue of Jesus Christ, from which you can get a glimpse of the special features of Spanish religious art. Second Shopping Area Continue along Avenida Nueva Mar, on the right you will see some Chinese medicine and jewelry stores. After passing the Central Hotel (opened in 1928 and used to be Macau's gaming center), you will find Camp Street (from which you can turn to Rua de Nolasco). Many pawnshops of yesteryear can still be seen on Avenida Almeida Ribeiro, and some exquisite reliefs are preserved on the front walls of the street buildings, most of which have been restored to their former glory. Turning into Hearthstone Pond Lane, you can see Buddha Smile House (the oldest restaurant in Macau, famous for its roasted pigeon). Turn left again and you will come to Rua de Fol?o Nuevo (the famous fireworks place of yesteryear). Rua de Fol?o provides access to the Inner Harbour, where countless stores sell everything from salted fish to Macau's savoury pastries and pork barbecued on an open hearth. ...... Turn right and you will come to the pier side of the Inner Harbour, across from the Hotel Internacional, the icon at the end of the new Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. A collection of heritage sites - St. Paul's (take about 75-120 minutes) St. Paul's Ruins The old walls of the Fortress can be seen from the Senado Square frontage standing behind the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Turn off at Panjangtang Street towards Lawnmarket Street and walk forward along St. Paul's Street (which contains good antique and furniture stores) to the stone steps in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's (the ruins of St. Paul's Church). Designed by an Italian priest, the burnt down St. Paul's Church was the largest Catholic church in the Far East at the time, combining European Renaissance Baroque and Oriental architectural styles, and was completed in 1637 by Japanese craftsmen over a period of 25 years. The church had a convent attached to it, and the curriculum included theology, philosophy, science and other sciences, on a scale comparable to that of European universities at the time. The names of Matteo Ricci, John Tong and Wu Li are still on the rolls of St. Paul's students. This church seems to have an unbreakable relationship with fire, from the beginning of the construction has been through three fires. 1835, January 26 evening, Macao was hit by a strong typhoon, St. Paul's Church on fire, wind-assisted fire, burned for more than two hours, so that the famous cathedrals in the Far East, the only thing that remains is a wall shaped like China's pagodas of the door wall, but also the church's most precious wall of the front for the future generations to pay homage to. To this day, there are many beautiful sculptures with rich meanings on this surviving wall, reminding people of the glory of this building in its heyday. St. Paul's Antique Street Walk down the stone steps in front of the pagoda and along the two rows of stores, and you'll find Meadow Street. Although you may not know the market price of antiques, and you may not be able to stumble upon a Ming porcelain vase or a Shang Dynasty bronze, the numerous antique stores in the vicinity of the Ruins of St. Paul's and Kwun Yum Tong are enough to satisfy the curiosity of the treasure hunter. Most of the treasures are from the Qing Dynasty, such as snuff bottles, porcelains and furniture, but there are also a few forgeries, so it's a matter of luck and discernment, and bargaining skills can come in handy. Macao Museum While all other museums in Macao have a specific theme, the Macao Museum seeks to cover all aspects of the life of the land and its people, from the emergence of the first villages to the present day at the end of the century when the handover is imminent. Although the exhibits are not expensive items, they are informative and of high historical value, with the aim of preserving forever the fond memories of local life in Macau.