Reading the Layers of the Ruins of St. Paul’s
The surviving façade of the Church of Mater Dei is a carved surface shaped by Chinese and European visual traditions, and the remnant left by the fire of 1835.
Macao.
Macao’s stories run through the peninsula, Taipa, Coloane and the reclaimed ground of Cotai. Churches and temples share a dense urban setting; libraries, markets, tea houses and workshops add the scale of everyday use. Island houses, former industrial sites and the coast widen the view beyond the historic centre.
Macao
Mandarin’s House: Courtyards of Two Traditions
Zheng Guanying’s family home is a large residence built before 1869, with blue-grey brick courtyards and a continuous Chinese roofline.
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Minchi and the Family Table
Minchi starts with minced meat, potato, fried onion and soy sauce, then changes with the choice of meat and the cook’s arrangement.
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St. Paul’s College: The School Behind the Façade
The foundations behind the famous church wall belonged to a college where Jesuits prepared for work in China through language learning and religious study.
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Taipa Houses: Five Homes by the Water
Taipa Houses are a row of five green residences on Avenida da Praia, between the old village and the water.
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St. Paul's Ruins
The surviving façade of the Church of Mater Dei is a carved surface shaped by Chinese and European visual traditions, and the remnant left by the fire of 1835.
Mandarin's House
Zheng Guanying’s family home is a large residence built before 1869, with blue-grey brick courtyards and a continuous Chinese roofline.
Taipa Houses
Taipa Houses are a row of five green residences on Avenida da Praia, between the old village and the water.
Lai Chi Vun Shipyards
Shipbuilding began at Lai Chi Vun in the 1950s.
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