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Beneath the church, the Museum of Sacred Art houses a collection of sacramental objects.	1
The ambitious Museum of Macau (open Tuesday–Sunday 10am–6pm; admission HK$15) opened in 1998 in the lower levels of the Monte Fortress.	3
Entrance is by escalator, near St. Paul’s.	0
It gives an overview of Macau’s history and its daily life and traditions.	1
A re-created street of colonial Macau is lined with traditional Chinese shops.	3
The fort, built by the Jesuits in the 17th century as a defense against the Dutch, was largely destroyed by the same fire that burned St. Paul’s.	3
Next to the museum, behind a gate (opened to anyone who knocks), is the Old Protestant Cemetery.	1
Those whose fate was to die on some far foreign field could not have wanted a more peaceful, lovely graveyard.	0
The small, whitewashed chapelwas the first Protestant church built in China.	0
For a different vision of Old China, spend a few quiet moments in the classic Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.	0
Here, arched bridges, pagodas, fish ponds, and stands of bamboo create the mood of a timeless Chinese painting.	0
Nearby is the Memorial House of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese Republic.	3
If you leave the park and walk up Cotton Tree Drive, you will find the Peak Tram terminal.	0
Photos and documents tell the life story of the physician-revolutionary-statesman, who lived for a time in Macau, but never in this building.	3
Kun Iam Tong, off Avenida do Coronel Mesquita (open daily 8am–6pm), is a 17th-century Buddhist temple of considerable splendor and charm.	1
An unexpected piece of historical memorabilia turns up in the monastery garden, where guides point out a small stone table used for a treaty-signing ceremony in 1844.	2
The signatories, who were the Chinese viceroy from Canton and the minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, put their names to a historic document — the first-ever treaty between the two countries.	0
The Handover Pavilion was meant to be a temporary structure, but public outcry ensured its preservation (located on Xian Xing Hai; open weekdays 10am–6pm, until 10pm weekends).	3
T he crowded Kowloon peninsula and the booming New Territories on the mainland call for some serious sightseeing; but we begin across Victoria Harbor on Hong Kong Island, where the city was first founded and which remains the center of government, business, and commerce.	0
Nearby is the Macau Cultural Center and the Museum of Art (open Tuesday–Sunday 10am–7pm; closed Monday; small admission).	1
For more than a century, the most exhilarating way up Victoria Peak has been by funicular.	0
Macau’s oldest museum, the Maritime Museum (Wednesday–Monday 10am–5:30pm; admission HK$10, HK$5 children over 10) traces the history of Macau’s connection to the sea.	3
Exhibits cover fishing, seaborne trade, sea transport, and there is an aquarium.	3
The museum also offers boat tours aboard a fishing junk.	1
The museum is almost on the spot where the Portuguese first landed.	0
When they came ashore they found the A-Ma Temple (properly called Ma Kok Temple; open daily dawn to dusk), dedicated to the favorite goddess of fishermen, who is also known as Tin Hau.	1
The area was called A-Ma Gau (“Bay of A-Ma”), and in this way, Macau got its name.	3
The ornate, picturesque temple dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and is the oldest building in Macau.	0
The remains of the 17th-century Barra Fortress, which once defended the southern tip of the peninsula, contains the chapel of Santiago (St. James).	0
The Peak Tram starts its scenic climb just across the street and around the corner from the American Consulate in Garden Road and makes its way, sometimes at a startlingly steep incline, to the summit at 398 m (1,305 ft).	3
The saint is much revered in the surrounding area.	1
Among other legends surrounding the statue is a very modern one: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, when Red Guards were running rampant on Wanchai island, just a swim away, the image of St. James is said to have stepped down from the altar and halted an invasion.	0
Part of the fortress has been converted and is now used as a luxury inn.	0
The northernmost point in Macau is the frontier between two contrasting worlds.	0
The Barrier Gate (Portas do Cerco), which was built more than a century ago, marks the boundary between the enclave of Macau and the People’s Republic of China.	1
Macau’s casinos are a source of non-stop excitement.	2
There are 12 of them; you can’t miss the eye-popping Lisboa, which has several floors of gambling, but there’s also the Hyatt Regency, the Mandarian Oriental, and Taipa’s Jockey Club.	1
The fancifully decorated Macau Palace, a floating casino moored on the western waterfront, is fitted out with gambling tables, slot machines (known locally as “hungry tigers”) and, for hungry humans, a restaurant.	1
Gambling is wildly popular with the Chinese of Hong Kong, and they make up nearly 80 percent of all visitors to the casinos.	0
The casinos offer familiar international games — baccarat, blackjack, boule, craps, roulette — along with more exotic Chinese pastimes.	1
Dai-Siu (Big and Small) is a dice game in which the croupier throws three dice inside a glass container.	3
Players bet on the numbers that will come up, and on whether the result will be “big” or “small. ”	1
Keno is a variation of bingo in which the player chooses numbers to bet on before the draw is made.	1
The casinos have no admission charge and formal dress is optional, though long pants for men are required.	3
They keep busy 24 hours a day, but if you want a change of scene there are always more gambling opportunities available.	1
The right-of-way travels past fancy apartment blocks, bamboo stands, and jungle flowers.	0
You can try your luck at pari mutuel betting on jai-alai at pari mutuel, greyhound-racing at the Canidrome (one of the largest in the world), and harness-racing on Taipa.	0
Like Hong Kong, Macau is a duty-free port.	0
It is famous for its gold jewelry.	3
Market prices per tael (34 grams/1.	3
2 ounces) of gold are set daily.	0
You should always ask for a certificate of guarantee when you buy gold or jewelry.	3
Look for jewelry shops along Avenida do Infante D. Henrique and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.	1
Browsing is a real pleasure in Macau’s main streets and byways, where shops aimed at the tourist market are interspersed with the more workaday ironmongers, herbalists, and noodle stalls.	1
Knowledgeable visitors look for antiques — either Chinese heirlooms or leftovers from the gracious Portuguese colonial days.	1
However, you are not likely to find bargains, and you should be aware that unless you are an expert, you can end up with a fake.	2
Also worth investigating are contemporary handicrafts, both Portuguese and Chinese, from across the border.	3
Whether you choose to dine in one of the Macanese, Chinese, traditional Portuguese, or international-style restaurants, you will be treated to a hearty meal at a good price.	1
The Peak is still the most fashionable place to live in Hong Kong, but real estate prices here are astronomical; rents run around HK$50,000 a month.	2
The ingredients, especially the fresh fish and seafood, are first-rate.	0
A delicate, delicious fish is Macau sole (linguado).	1
Imported dried cod (bacalhao) is the Portuguese national dish; several varieties are available, usually baked.	3
Macau has an ample supply of Portuguese wines.	1
Try a vinho verde, a mildly sparkling young wine from northern Portugal, or a hearty red Dão or Colares.	3
After dinner, a glass of Madeira or port is recommended to round off the meal.	1
The more abstemious can stick to Portuguese mineral water.	3
Bridges link Macau with its two islands.	1
Since the construction of the New Macau-Taipa Bridge has allowed easy access to the airport, the population has grown to more than 30,000, with industrial development, new apartment blocks, and luxury resort hotels.	3
The quaint Taipa Village, with its narrow lanes and colonial buildings painted yellow, blue, and green, has almost been completely swallowed up by the development of nearby housing projects.	2
The island is also the designated home of the University of East Asia.	0
A grand colonial house, fully restored and outfitted with period furnishings, provides the centerpiece for this expanding “cultural village. ”	3
Not as developed as Taipa, it offers the joys of sand and sea and is known for its beaches.	2
Cheoc Van and Hac Sa (“Black Sands”) are both popular resort areas, with lifeguards on duty in summer and windsurfing boards for rent.	1
The Peak Tram, originally steam-powered, was built to speed the wealthy taipans to their mountainside retreats.	1
There are restaurants, swimming pools, and changing facilities.	0
The village of Coloane is picturesque, with a central square lined with cafés.	1
Seac Pai Van Park, on the west coast of the island is an interesting natural preserve with aNatural History Museum.	1
Guangzhou was China’s major seaport for 2,000 years and the center for European traders in the 19th century.	0
The city still maintains its important gateway role.	0
Ever since 1957 the Canton Trade Fair (officially the Chinese Export Commodities Fair) has attracted throngs of international business people every spring and autumn.	0
Guangzhou, with a population of more than 5 million, straddles the Pearl River — China’s fifth longest — which links the city to the South China Sea.	0
Before the tram was built, sedan chairs and rickshaws were the only way to get here.	1
This waterway accounts for much of the local charm and excitement, as the daily drama of the ferryboats, junks, sampans, freighters — and even small tankers and big gunboats — unfolds right in the center of town.	1
The river also irrigates the carefully tended surrounding farmlands, creating a beautifully lush, subtropical scene.	1
Guangdong Province has some of China’s most fertile land, and grows two crops of rice a year, along with vegetables of all kinds.	0
Guangzhou today is mostly about business and industry, featuring new development, skyscrapers, a whole new business area, and raised expressways.	1
Since the tram’s inauguration in 1888 it has stopped only for typhoons and World War II.	0
It seems that the picturesque older sections with their old houses, narrow streets, and winding alleyways may not be around much longer.	2
However, it’s also easy to get to Guangzhou by train or ferry.	0
Four comfortable express trains depart the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) Station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, making the trip in less than two hours.	1
Turbo Cat ferries leave the China Hong Kong City (CHKC) terminal twice a day; the journey takes two hours.	0
As the double-decker boats get ready to leave the pier, bells ring, the gangplank is raised, deckhands in blue sailor suits man the hawsers, and a couple of hundred commuters begin a seven-minute sightseeing tour.	1
Citibus also travels to Guangzhou from CHKC; there are five round-trips a day, taking 31/2 hours.	3
You will need a visa to enter China (see page 109 for information).	1
Hong Kong currency is widely accepted in Guangzhou, or you can change your currency into RMB (yuan) at any bank or hotel.	0
The modern 120-passenger cars make the journey in around eight minutes.	3
Note, however, that the exchange does not go the other way (see page 116).	3
Guangzhou, like Hong Kong, is primarily Cantonese-speaking, but many people also speak Mandarin.	0
English is spoken in hotels and tourist destinations.	1
If you travel by train, you will arrive at the Guangzhou East Station, a large modern complex, which connects with the subway, buses, hotel transfer services, and taxis.	2

Beneath the church, the Museum of Sacred Art houses a collection of sacramental objects.

1

The ambitious Museum of Macau (open Tuesday–Sunday 10am–6pm; admission HK$15) opened in 1998 in the lower levels of the Monte Fortress.

3

Entrance is by escalator, near St. Paul’s.

0

It gives an overview of Macau’s history and its daily life and traditions.

1

A re-created street of colonial Macau is lined with traditional Chinese shops.

3

The fort, built by the Jesuits in the 17th century as a defense against the Dutch, was largely destroyed by the same fire that burned St. Paul’s.

3

Next to the museum, behind a gate (opened to anyone who knocks), is the Old Protestant Cemetery.

1

Those whose fate was to die on some far foreign field could not have wanted a more peaceful, lovely graveyard.

0

The small, whitewashed chapelwas the first Protestant church built in China.

0

For a different vision of Old China, spend a few quiet moments in the classic Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.

0

Here, arched bridges, pagodas, fish ponds, and stands of bamboo create the mood of a timeless Chinese painting.

0

Nearby is the Memorial House of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese Republic.

3

If you leave the park and walk up Cotton Tree Drive, you will find the Peak Tram terminal.

0

Photos and documents tell the life story of the physician-revolutionary-statesman, who lived for a time in Macau, but never in this building.

3

Kun Iam Tong, off Avenida do Coronel Mesquita (open daily 8am–6pm), is a 17th-century Buddhist temple of considerable splendor and charm.

1

An unexpected piece of historical memorabilia turns up in the monastery garden, where guides point out a small stone table used for a treaty-signing ceremony in 1844.

2

The signatories, who were the Chinese viceroy from Canton and the minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America, put their names to a historic document — the first-ever treaty between the two countries.

0

The Handover Pavilion was meant to be a temporary structure, but public outcry ensured its preservation (located on Xian Xing Hai; open weekdays 10am–6pm, until 10pm weekends).

3

T he crowded Kowloon peninsula and the booming New Territories on the mainland call for some serious sightseeing; but we begin across Victoria Harbor on Hong Kong Island, where the city was first founded and which remains the center of government, business, and commerce.

0

Nearby is the Macau Cultural Center and the Museum of Art (open Tuesday–Sunday 10am–7pm; closed Monday; small admission).

1

For more than a century, the most exhilarating way up Victoria Peak has been by funicular.

0

Macau’s oldest museum, the Maritime Museum (Wednesday–Monday 10am–5:30pm; admission HK$10, HK$5 children over 10) traces the history of Macau’s connection to the sea.

3

Exhibits cover fishing, seaborne trade, sea transport, and there is an aquarium.

3

The museum also offers boat tours aboard a fishing junk.

1

The museum is almost on the spot where the Portuguese first landed.

0

When they came ashore they found the A-Ma Temple (properly called Ma Kok Temple; open daily dawn to dusk), dedicated to the favorite goddess of fishermen, who is also known as Tin Hau.

1

The area was called A-Ma Gau (“Bay of A-Ma”), and in this way, Macau got its name.

3

The ornate, picturesque temple dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and is the oldest building in Macau.

0

The remains of the 17th-century Barra Fortress, which once defended the southern tip of the peninsula, contains the chapel of Santiago (St. James).

0

The Peak Tram starts its scenic climb just across the street and around the corner from the American Consulate in Garden Road and makes its way, sometimes at a startlingly steep incline, to the summit at 398 m (1,305 ft).

3

The saint is much revered in the surrounding area.

1

Among other legends surrounding the statue is a very modern one: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, when Red Guards were running rampant on Wanchai island, just a swim away, the image of St. James is said to have stepped down from the altar and halted an invasion.

0

Part of the fortress has been converted and is now used as a luxury inn.

0

The northernmost point in Macau is the frontier between two contrasting worlds.

0

The Barrier Gate (Portas do Cerco), which was built more than a century ago, marks the boundary between the enclave of Macau and the People’s Republic of China.

1

Macau’s casinos are a source of non-stop excitement.

2

There are 12 of them; you can’t miss the eye-popping Lisboa, which has several floors of gambling, but there’s also the Hyatt Regency, the Mandarian Oriental, and Taipa’s Jockey Club.

1

The fancifully decorated Macau Palace, a floating casino moored on the western waterfront, is fitted out with gambling tables, slot machines (known locally as “hungry tigers”) and, for hungry humans, a restaurant.

1

Gambling is wildly popular with the Chinese of Hong Kong, and they make up nearly 80 percent of all visitors to the casinos.

0

The casinos offer familiar international games — baccarat, blackjack, boule, craps, roulette — along with more exotic Chinese pastimes.

1

Dai-Siu (Big and Small) is a dice game in which the croupier throws three dice inside a glass container.

3

Players bet on the numbers that will come up, and on whether the result will be “big” or “small. ”

1

Keno is a variation of bingo in which the player chooses numbers to bet on before the draw is made.

1

The casinos have no admission charge and formal dress is optional, though long pants for men are required.

3

They keep busy 24 hours a day, but if you want a change of scene there are always more gambling opportunities available.

1

The right-of-way travels past fancy apartment blocks, bamboo stands, and jungle flowers.

0

You can try your luck at pari mutuel betting on jai-alai at pari mutuel, greyhound-racing at the Canidrome (one of the largest in the world), and harness-racing on Taipa.

0

Like Hong Kong, Macau is a duty-free port.

0

It is famous for its gold jewelry.

3

Market prices per tael (34 grams/1.

3

2 ounces) of gold are set daily.

0

You should always ask for a certificate of guarantee when you buy gold or jewelry.

3

Look for jewelry shops along Avenida do Infante D. Henrique and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.

1

Browsing is a real pleasure in Macau’s main streets and byways, where shops aimed at the tourist market are interspersed with the more workaday ironmongers, herbalists, and noodle stalls.

1

Knowledgeable visitors look for antiques — either Chinese heirlooms or leftovers from the gracious Portuguese colonial days.

1

However, you are not likely to find bargains, and you should be aware that unless you are an expert, you can end up with a fake.

2

Also worth investigating are contemporary handicrafts, both Portuguese and Chinese, from across the border.

3

Whether you choose to dine in one of the Macanese, Chinese, traditional Portuguese, or international-style restaurants, you will be treated to a hearty meal at a good price.

1

The Peak is still the most fashionable place to live in Hong Kong, but real estate prices here are astronomical; rents run around HK$50,000 a month.

2

The ingredients, especially the fresh fish and seafood, are first-rate.

0

A delicate, delicious fish is Macau sole (linguado).

1

Imported dried cod (bacalhao) is the Portuguese national dish; several varieties are available, usually baked.

3

Macau has an ample supply of Portuguese wines.

1

Try a vinho verde, a mildly sparkling young wine from northern Portugal, or a hearty red Dão or Colares.

3

After dinner, a glass of Madeira or port is recommended to round off the meal.

1

The more abstemious can stick to Portuguese mineral water.

3

Bridges link Macau with its two islands.

1

Since the construction of the New Macau-Taipa Bridge has allowed easy access to the airport, the population has grown to more than 30,000, with industrial development, new apartment blocks, and luxury resort hotels.

3

The quaint Taipa Village, with its narrow lanes and colonial buildings painted yellow, blue, and green, has almost been completely swallowed up by the development of nearby housing projects.

2

The island is also the designated home of the University of East Asia.

0

A grand colonial house, fully restored and outfitted with period furnishings, provides the centerpiece for this expanding “cultural village. ”

3

Not as developed as Taipa, it offers the joys of sand and sea and is known for its beaches.

2

Cheoc Van and Hac Sa (“Black Sands”) are both popular resort areas, with lifeguards on duty in summer and windsurfing boards for rent.

1

The Peak Tram, originally steam-powered, was built to speed the wealthy taipans to their mountainside retreats.

1

There are restaurants, swimming pools, and changing facilities.

0

The village of Coloane is picturesque, with a central square lined with cafés.

1

Seac Pai Van Park, on the west coast of the island is an interesting natural preserve with aNatural History Museum.

1

Guangzhou was China’s major seaport for 2,000 years and the center for European traders in the 19th century.

0

The city still maintains its important gateway role.

0

Ever since 1957 the Canton Trade Fair (officially the Chinese Export Commodities Fair) has attracted throngs of international business people every spring and autumn.

0

Guangzhou, with a population of more than 5 million, straddles the Pearl River — China’s fifth longest — which links the city to the South China Sea.

0

Before the tram was built, sedan chairs and rickshaws were the only way to get here.

1

This waterway accounts for much of the local charm and excitement, as the daily drama of the ferryboats, junks, sampans, freighters — and even small tankers and big gunboats — unfolds right in the center of town.

1

The river also irrigates the carefully tended surrounding farmlands, creating a beautifully lush, subtropical scene.

1

Guangdong Province has some of China’s most fertile land, and grows two crops of rice a year, along with vegetables of all kinds.

0

Guangzhou today is mostly about business and industry, featuring new development, skyscrapers, a whole new business area, and raised expressways.

1

Since the tram’s inauguration in 1888 it has stopped only for typhoons and World War II.

0

It seems that the picturesque older sections with their old houses, narrow streets, and winding alleyways may not be around much longer.

2

However, it’s also easy to get to Guangzhou by train or ferry.

0

Four comfortable express trains depart the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) Station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, making the trip in less than two hours.

1

Turbo Cat ferries leave the China Hong Kong City (CHKC) terminal twice a day; the journey takes two hours.

0

As the double-decker boats get ready to leave the pier, bells ring, the gangplank is raised, deckhands in blue sailor suits man the hawsers, and a couple of hundred commuters begin a seven-minute sightseeing tour.

1

Citibus also travels to Guangzhou from CHKC; there are five round-trips a day, taking 31/2 hours.

3

You will need a visa to enter China (see page 109 for information).

1

Hong Kong currency is widely accepted in Guangzhou, or you can change your currency into RMB (yuan) at any bank or hotel.

0

The modern 120-passenger cars make the journey in around eight minutes.

3

Note, however, that the exchange does not go the other way (see page 116).

3

Guangzhou, like Hong Kong, is primarily Cantonese-speaking, but many people also speak Mandarin.

0

English is spoken in hotels and tourist destinations.

1

If you travel by train, you will arrive at the Guangzhou East Station, a large modern complex, which connects with the subway, buses, hotel transfer services, and taxis.

2