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Cambodia Travel Guide

Angkor, Unesco World Heritage Site: Comprehensive list of Angkor ruins
Angkor Photo Gallery: Comprehensive list of Angkor ruins
Angkor, Unesco World Heritage Site: Comprehensive list of Angkor ruins
Angkor Photo Gallery: Comprehensive list of Angkor ruins
Siem Reap Travel Guide, Siem Reap Vital Details
- Khmer Kitchen
- Psar Char
Tonle Sap
Phnom Penh Travel Guide / Vital Details

Udong

China Travel Guide

Quick Links: Chengdu | Jiuzhaigou | Macau

Beijing Travel Guide
- Forbidden City
Macau Special Administrative Region

Churches, Chapels and Cathedrals
1. Cathedral: The main cathedral of Macau
2. Cathedral of St Paul: The most famous ruins of Macau
3. Chapel of Our Lady of Guia: A small chapel at Guia Fort
4. Chapel of Our Lady of Penha: A small chapel built by sailors who escaped Dutch attack
5. Chapel of St Francis Xavier, in Coloane: Chapel with the bone relic of the saint
6. Chapel of St James: A small chapel within Barra Fort
7. Chapel of St Michael: A small chapel in the middle of the St Michael Cemetery
8. Church of Our Lady of Carmel, in Taipa: The main Catholic church of Taipa Island
9. Our Lady of Sorrows Church, in Coloane: Church for the former leper settlement
10. Protestant Chapel: the place place of worship for the Protestant community
11. St Dominic's Church (Igreja de São Domingos): Beautiful Baroque-style church
12. St Anthony's Church (Igreja de Santo António): Church popular with weddings
13. St Augustine's Church (Igreja de Santo Agostinho): Church built by Spanish Augustinians
14. St Joseph's Church (Igreja de São José): Church and Seminary, a favourite among artists
15. St Lawrence's Church (Igreja de São Lourenço): One of the most impressive churches in Macau
16. St Lazarus Church (Igreja de São Lazaro): Another church for the former leper settlement
Forts
1. Barra Fort (Fortaleza da Barra): Fort to protect the Inner Harbour
2. Guia Fort (Fortaleza da Guia): Fort at the highest hill on Macau peninsula
3. Mong Ha Fort (Fortaleza do Mong-Há): Fort at the north side facing China mainland
4. Mount Fortress (Fortaleza do Monte): Fort within the old Jesuit complex
5. Moorish Barracks: Mughal-style quarters for the Indian soldiers
Heritage Buildings, Places and Squares
1. Casa Garden: Heritage building
2. Camões Grotto: Grotto named after famous Portuguese poet
3. Convent of the Precious Blood: Heritage building once used as a convent
4. Dom Pedro V Theatre: First Western-style theatre in China
5. Holy House of Mercy (Santa Casa da Misericórdia): Early Portuguese charity organisation
6. Largo do Senado (Senate Square): Main public square in Macau
7. Leal Senado: Senate building, now a heritage site
8. Lilau Square: First Portuguese residential square
9. Lou Kau Mansion: Chinese courtyard mansion
10. Mandarin's House: House of imminent Chinese literary figure
11. Red Market: Vegetable and fresh food market, now a heritage building
12. Old Protestant Cemetery: First place in Macau for Protestants to bury their departed
13. Santa Sancha Palace: Private mansion turned into governor's residence
14. Sir Robert Ho Tung Library: Library willed by a prominent Hong Kong businessman
Infrastructure
1. Border Gate: the gate separating Macau peninsula from Zhuhai, China
2. Lotus Bridge: the bridge linking Taipa island with Zhuhai, China
3. Macau International Airport
4. Ponte de Amizade: second bridge between Macau peninsula and Taipa Island
5. Ponte de Sai Van: newest bridge between Macau peninsula and Taipa Island
6. Ponte Governador Norbe de Carvalho: oldest bridge between Macau peninsula and Taipa Island
Modern Sights
1. Macau Tower
2. Kun Iam Statue: Modern statue of the Kun Iam
3. Museu de Macau: Museum of Macau History
4. Museu dos Bombeiros: Fire Department Museum
5. Venetian Macao Resort Hotel: A massive new entertainment development in Cotai
Temples
1. A-Ma Temple: Most famous temple in Macau
2. Bazaar Temple: Temple dedicated to Marshal Hong Gong
3. Kuan Tai Temple (Sam Kai Vui Kun): Temple in old market bazaar
4. Kun Iam Tong: Temple of Kun Iam
5. Lin Fung Temple: Taoist temple in Macau
6. Lin Kai Temple: Temple dedicated to deity Ua Kuaong
7. Na Tcha Temple: Small temple near the Cathedral of St Paul
8. Old Tin Hau Temple: The Matsu Temple of Coloane
9. Tam Kung Temple, in Coloane: Temple to the sea deity
10. Tou Tei Temple: Temple to the god of earth