The name of Macau is derived from the word Magao (A-Ma Temple), which were shrines dedicated to Mazu, a sacred sea goddess respected by Macau people. It was said that in the middle of sixteenth century when the Portuguese first set foot there, one of the officers asked a fisherman the name of the land. The man misunderstanding the officer's meaning, answered 'Magao' - the name of A-Ma Temple in front them. The word became the Portuguese name for the land...
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The Museum of Macau
Macau Museum was inaugurated on 18th of April, 1998. Its aim is to preserve the cultural traditions, usages and habits,...

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Democrat Barack Obama extended his front-running campaign into West Virginia, a bastion of white, middle-class voters...

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Pedicabs,or tricycle rickshaw
The pedicab, or tricycle rickshaw, is a liesurely and romantic form of transport around the waterfronts of Macau (it is...

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San Ma Lo

The city main street is officially Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro but most people