Guia lighthouse | Macau

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The Guia Fortress in Macau is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex. The 90 metres tall lighthouse is over 150 years old and is still functioning today.

The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau. 

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Taipa Houses–Museum | Macau

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Macau was administered by Portugal from the mid-16th century until late 1999, when it was the last remaining European colony in Asia.

The "Macanese House" is one of Macau's typical houses in Portuguese colonial style. It is part of  the Taipa Houses–Museum. The museum is located on the south side of Taipa, one of the islands that forms part of Macau. The islands of Taipa and Coloane, are now connected by a piece of newly reclaimed land (Cotai strip).

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Centenary of the Establishment of the World Scouting Movement . Part of a set of 5 stamps, issued 2007.

Sai Van Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that is 2.2 kilometers long. It is the third bridge connecting Taipa Island and the Macau Peninsula.

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Dragon Boat Racing in Macau

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Macau is a former Portugese colony in China. Since 1999 Macau is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong.

Dragon boat is a human-powered boat (Paddled Water Craft) traditionally made of teak wood to various designs and sizes. It is one of a family of Traditional Long Boats found throughout Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands. It is now used in the team paddling sport of dragon boat racing.

 

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Henrique de Senna Fernandes (1923 – 2010) was a writer from Macau.

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A Postcard from Macau

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From KaKaKa.cn collection with authentic Chinese décor.

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120th Anniversary of the International Labour Day.

 

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Ruínas de São Paulo from Macau

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The Ruins of St. Paul's refers to the ruins of a 16th century complex in Macau including of what was originally St. Paul's College and the Cathedral of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th century Portuguese cathedral. (source: Wikipedia)

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120th Anniversary of the International Labour Day.

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Na Tcha Temple from Macau

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The back of the postcard reads as follows:

“Na Tcha Temple Built in 1888, this temple is dedicated to the worship of Na Tcha. This small traditional Chinese temple stands close to the remains of the principal Jesuit enterprise of the region, presenting a dialectic of Western and Chinese ideals, as one of the best examples , of Macaus multicultural identity and religious freedom. “

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基督教坟场

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The Old Protestant Cemetery located close to the Casa Garden, was established by the British East India Company in 1821 in Macau in response to a lack of burial sites for Protestants in the Roman Catholic Portuguese colony. (wikipedia)

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Macau was a Portuguese colony and both the first and last European colony in China. That explains the Portuguese words on the stamps.  

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