#20ThingsILoveAboutMacao

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Wynn Macau: Dancing Fountain

The Dancing Fountain starts mesmerizing guests at 7pm and ends at 12midnight in 15-minute intervals. This means it plays every 15 minutes and the cool thing about it is that it does not do the same number twice, at least not within the day! Inside Wynn Tower is the Tree of Prosperity.

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JARDIM DE LOU LIM IOC

It is a public park that has become a sanctuary to tourists and locals looking for some peace and quiet. Victorian and traditional Chinese structures stand in between ponds that are carpeted by lotuses all over.

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Rent a Cabana

The Venetian Macao offers luxury cabanas for a truly swanky poolside experience. In their cabanas, that can host up to four people, you’ll find a mini fridge for your drinks, an AC unit and fan to cool down with and a cable ready 42 inch TV - allowing you to take a dip in the pool and then repair to watch the game from the comfort of your very own sofa chairs.

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Explore on Foot

The Macau Government Tourist Office has created a series of self-guided walks which cover not only the major historic sites but narrow lanes which lead to a few eye-catching surprises.

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Combatting Pirates Monument

The "Combatting Pirates Monument" in the town square commemorates a 1910 incident in which pirates held more than a dozen Guangdong students for ransom.

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Vquarium

Discover Vquarium on your trip to Macau.

Location- Ground floor,city of dreams,Macau,China.

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Grand Waldo Casino

Grand Waldo has a modest 30,000 square foot gaming area. They hosted about 40 table games and 150 or so slot machines. It's open 24 hours a day, a nice hotel and many restaurants to choose from. It was also on the water

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Sample some of Macau’s fine beef jerky, which was introduced and pioneered by Portuguese settlers. Free samples are available in many stores.

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Thriving art scene

Revenue from casino taxes has helped propel spending on the arts, allowing for the development of an impressive art museum and Cultural Centre Complex.

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Macau was the first and last European colony in China

The Portuguese settled in Macau in the 16th century and the island was handed back to China in 1999. Today, Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) and is governed under the "one country, two systems" principal, which was the brainchild of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.

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Visit the Casa Do Mandarim (Mandarin’s House)

The Mandarin’s House is a direct link between modern day Macau and its humble, historical beginnings. Once owned by a late Qing dynasty reformist and scholar, Zheng Guanying and his family, Casa Do Mandarim is now a free museum/historical building which showcases the history of Macau.

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Sir Robert Ho Tung Library

Take a walk and chill with some books in the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, a former private mansion that is now a public library. Named after businessman and philanthropist Robert Ho Tung, its architecture and design is spacious and wealthy.

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Na Tcha Temple

The Na Tcha Temple, built in 1888, is a Chinese folk religion temple in Macau, China dedicated to the worship of the deity Na Tcha. The Na Tcha Temple was built in homage to the child god of war.

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The Michael Jackson Gallery

Micheal Jackson enthusiasts will be interested in seeing the nice little collection (free to visit) found at the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16.

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Ao Dang Bridge

The Ao Dang Bridge is a bridge between the Macau Peninsula and Taipa Island. It was originally named after the Governor of Australia as the Governor's Bridge.

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Guia Cable Car

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The Guia Hill dominates the Macao peninsula and its top offers the best landscape views in town, namely the Pearl River and the surrounding islands. If you go in through the Flora Garden Gate (Avenida Sidónio Pais), you will find a Cable car, which will help to go up, besides offering you a panoramic view over the hill.

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Nam Van Lake

The Nam Van Lake is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula. The lake was once part of a bay, created when the causeway partially closed off the bay.

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Moorish Barracks

The Moorish Barracks is an interesting and unique inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage collection.

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Matsu Cultural Village

Contemporary Buddhist temple dedicated to the goddess A-Ma, featuring a museum & memento shops.

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Macau Tea Culture House

The Macao Tea Culture House is in Lou Lim Ioc Garden, on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida. Opened on 1 June 2005, it is managed by the Macao Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. Occupying 1,076 square metres, it is the first museum in Macao with tea culture as the theme

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