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	Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Macau prospered as a port and was the subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
		Macau is 70 km southwest of Hong Kong and 145 km from Guangzhou.
		The peninsula is formed by the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary on the east and the Xijiang (West River) on the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macau (2099 words)

	Geography of Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Macau is situated sixty kilometers west of Hong Kong and 145 kilometers southwest of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province.
		The region comprises the Macau Peninsula and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
		Macau is exposed to tropical storms originating from the southern Pacific Ocean during the summer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Macau (456 words)

	Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau was officially founded as a colony of Portugal in 1557 and recognized by the Chinese in 1670.
		It refers to the northern part of the Macau peninsula, and the northern part of the Macau peninsula is situated near the border of China.
		Macau comprises of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/m/ma/macau.html (1507 words)

	Macau
		Macau, for those who are not familiar with it, is a small, former Portuguese colony on the south coast of China (my visit was prior to its 1999 reversion to the PRC).
		More generally, Macau is a strange architectural mix of modern buildings, old Portuguese hill-top forts (bristling with cannon), transplanted southern European churches, and Taoist temples, all crowded around the (restored) Portuguese buildings of Sao Domingo Square, the heart of the peninsula.
		Macau is also the site of several lovely Chinese Taoist temples, which feature traditional, intricate architechture and remind the visitor that he is, in fact, in China.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/7503/macau.html (1286 words)

	Macau City China - China tourist & travel guide for Macau City, China
		Macau comprises of Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane islands.
		The Macau Peninsula is the political, economic, transportation and cultural center of Macau.
		Macau is typical of foggy weather in Spring.
	www.orientaltravel.com /province/city/macau.htm (418 words)

	FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		km, comprised of the Macau Peninsula (with 8.8 sq.
		Therefore, Macau is in the monsoon region and from the climate classification is considered mild and rainy in summer.
		Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China since 20 December 1999, and, like Hong Kong, benefits from the principle of ‘one country, two systems’.
	www.macautourism.gov.mo /news/faq.phtml?lan=en (2295 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau boarders with the Guangdong Province and is 38 knots (70 km) away from Hong Kong and 145 km from Guangzhou.
		Macau faces Hong Kong in the east across the Pearl River mouth at a distance of 60 km.
		Macau suffers an average of two typhoon intrusions per year within reach of 100 knots of the territory thus rendering it direct inflictions.
	www.schoolnet.edu.mo /~mp_hk/english/d01.htm (1872 words)

	Alan's Macau Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau is situated about one hour by ferry from Hong Kong and is split into three main landmasses connected by bridges: Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island, and Coloane Island.
		Macau is fighting to stake it's claim as a tourist attraction and the tourist guides do a good job of picking any minor "attraction" and blowing it up out of all proportion.
		Macau is best explored in a laid back manner, with maybe a just slight idea of where you may be heading.
	www.banoffeepie.com /alan/mg (1922 words)

	Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (See Names), is a small territory on the southern coast of China.
		Macau is also known as Haojing'ao (壕鏡澳 "Trench-mirror Inlet"), Xiangshan'ao (香山澳 "Frangrant-mountain Inlet"), Liandao (蓮島 "Lotus Island"), as well as "Soda port" (疏打埠).
		Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ma/Macau.htm (1023 words)

	Travel in Macau - China - Asia - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Macau is the oldest European enclave in Asia, predating Hong Kong by 300 years.
		Macau, which hangs off the south coast of China, is divided into three main sections - the Macau Peninsula, which is attached to China at the northern tip, and the two islands of Taipa and Coloane.
		Macau has a major public holiday in June for the Dragon Boat Festival, when boats are raced off the tip of the Macau Peninsula.
	www.asiatravelling.net /china/macau/macau_culture.htm (576 words)

	Hotels, Resorts and Tours Packages by Tourasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau is made up of two islands and a compact peninsula dangling off the Guangdong mainland into the South China Sea.
		Sub-tropical Macau shimmers in a humid hot haze from June to September, with monsoonal thundery downpours and the chance of being caught in a tropical typhoon.
		Macau's A-Ma Temple comes alive with festive worshippers during the A-Ma Festival (akin to Hong Kong's Tin Hau Festival) - the temple honours the Goddess of Seafarers for whom Macau is named.
	www.tourasia.com.hk /macau/travel_guide.htm (809 words)

	Climatic data for Hong Kong
		Macau is situated on the Southeast China coast, facing to the South China Sea with the Zhujiang (Pearl River) Delta behind.
		Macau is located on the northern fringe of the tropical zone.
		Macau is affected by typhoons frequently from May to October, especially in July, August and September.
	arch.hku.hk /~kpcheung/cdata-ma.htm (596 words)

	Asia tour guides - Macau, destination guides and city guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau is a very pleasant break from the pace of Hong Kong but remains more of a side trip rather than a destination.
		Macau is a gambling mecca and draws many purely for its host of casinos, notably those at the Lisboa and Kingsway Hotels and the floating Macau Palace moored in the Outer Harbour.
		Finding a place to stay in Macau is not a problem as there are many hotels that range from budget, mid-range to high-end.
	www.asia-tourguides.com /tg-macau_city.asp (1468 words)

	AllRefer.com - Macau - Historical Background \| Chinese Information Resource
		During the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, Macau served as an important center for Portuguese trade with China (primarily with Guangzhou), Japan, the Philippines, mainland and island Southeast Asia, Goa, and Mexico during the Ming (1368-1643) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.
		Macau and East Timor were again combined as an overseas province of Portugal under control of Goa in 1883.
		The Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau was signed in Beijing on April 13, 1987, setting the stage for the return of Macau to full Chinese sovereignty as a special administrative region on December 20, 1999.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/macau/macau2.html (1186 words)

	China Macau travel and hotels guide - MACAU PENINSULA
		The town of Macau was born down in the south of the peninsula, around the bay-front road known as the Praia Grande, and grew out from there.
		The sharp hill to the east of here is Macau's highest, and its summit is crowned by the seventeenth-century Guia Fortress, the dominant feature of which is a charming whitewashed lighthouse, added in the last century and reputed to be the oldest anywhere on the Chinese coast.
		The northern part of the peninsula up to the border with China is largely residential, though it has a couple of points of interest.
	www.chinastage.com /travel-guide/macau/macaupeninsula.html (2235 words)

	History of Macau - Macau - Travel to China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau did not develop as a major settlement until the PortugalPortuguese arrived in the 16th century.
		During the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Macau served as an important center for Portuguese trade with China (primarily with Guangzhou), Japan, the Philippines, mainland and island Southeast Asia, Goa, and Mexico during the Ming (1368-1643) and Qing DynastyQing (1644-1911) dynasties.
		Macau enjoyed a brief period of economic prosperity during World War II as the only neutral port in South China, after the Japanese occupied Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/History_of_Macau (1591 words)

	China Macau hotels and travel guide
		As in its larger neighbour, Hong Kong, the majority of Macau's population are Cantonese-speaking Chinese.
		With a colonial past predating that of Hong Kong by nearly three hundred years, Macau's historic buildings - from old fortresses, to Baroque churches, to faded mansion houses - are still plentiful, while the crumbling backstreets around the port are reminiscent of Hong Kong as it might have been fifty years ago.
		The Macau currency is the pataca (abbreviated as "ptca" in this book; also sometimes seen as "M$"), which is worth fractionally less than the HK dollar, and is very nearly equivalent to the Chinese yuan.
	www.chinastage.com /travel-guide/Macau.html (499 words)

	Macau's Return to China -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Macau is located on the western side of the Pearl River (Chu Chiang) estuary (at the head of which is the port of Canton) and stands about 40 miles (64 km) opposite the special administrative region of Hong Kong, which is on the eastern...
		The Chinese special administrative region of Macau consists of a small peninsula connected to the China mainland and the islands of Taipa and Colôane in the South China Sea.
		Together, the peninsula and islands cover 10 square miles (25.8 square kilometers); roughly one third of this territory is on the peninsula, which is almost completely occupied by the city of Macau...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9342338?tocId=9342338 (969 words)

	Macau Peninsula - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		/; Jyutping: ou2 mun3 bun2 dou3; Mandarin Pinyin: Aomen Bandao; Portuguese: Península de Macau) is the oldest and most populous part of Macau in the People's Republic of China.
		At the south, the peninsula is connected to Taipa Island by three bridges.
		The peninsula corresponds to the Concelho de Macau, which is divided into five regions, nominally parishes, with no authority:
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Macau_Peninsula (189 words)

	mAAN---modern Asian Architectural Network
		Macau was once a quiet small fishing village, until the official landing of Portuguese settlement on Macau Peninsula.
		By mid-17th century, the Portuguese population was shifted towards the Barra Sea and the Chinese community remained at the west end of the Peninsula along the Inner Harbor Sea.
		In 1976, Macau established the Cultural Property Preservation Committee, which became the Macau Cultural Institute in 1982, and formulated a list of historical buildings to be preserved.
	www.m-aan.org /macao-conference02.html (1380 words)

	Macau Macau - Macanese Escape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau is has been a Special Administrative region of China since 1999 and prior to that it was a Portuguese colony.
		Macau is certainly a worthwhile get-away for anyone who happens to be in Hong Kong and needs a break from the go-go-go lifestyle here.
		I did visit a place along the water on the Macau peninsula where a Filipino band was playing and it was pretty much a drink and listen to music place.
	www.globosapiens.net /travel-information/Macau-577.html (655 words)

	Macau GEOGRAPHY - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
		Land reclamation in the seventeenth century made Macau into a peninsula, and a barrier gate was built to mark the separation between the peninsula and the mainland.
		Land growth has accelerated since the last quarter of the twentieth century, from 15 square kilometers in 1972 to 16.1 square kilometers in 1983 to 21.3 square kilometers in 1994.
		Macau's highest point is at Coloane Alto (174 meters above sea level).
	www.photius.com /countries/macau/geography/macau_geography_geography.html (442 words)

	Hu Jintao opens bridge linking Macau - NDTV.com - News on Hu Jintao opens bridge linking Macau
		The President is on a visit to the special administrative region to celebrate the former Portuguese colony's fifth anniversary as Chinese territory.
		Stretching two kilometres, the new 70 million US dollar bridge has six lanes and is expected to facilitate trade between Macau and the mainland.
		Macau has seen double-digit economic growth and a drop in violence since it came under Chinese control on December 20, 1999.
	www.ndtv.com /morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Hu+Jintao+opens+bridge+linking+Macau&id=65421 (170 words)

	Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macau is a fascinating mix of past and modernity in all its excess.
		Macau is nice but somehow not as popular with backpackers as HK.
		Macau has been, for years, the logical destination for people wishing to extend their stay in HK.
	www.passplanet.com /HK/macau.htm (1423 words)

	Macau People directory - Search-People-Finder.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Hoklo Boat people were the first to show commercial interest in Macau as a trading center for the southern provinces.
		Macau did not develop as a major settlement...
		Hyatt Regency Macau is located on the island of Taipa...
	www.search-people-finder.info /countries/macau-people.php (534 words)

	OlaMacauGuide - Macau Maps and Resources
		This Macau map shows that this small region, about 60 km directly west of Hong Kong, consists of a peninsula and two islands, all connected by bridges.
		Once a simple fishing village on the China coastline, Macau was colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, and became the first European settlement in the Far East.
		Study these Macau maps, and you can easily see that because of its geographic position and excellent inland port, Macau quickly became a vital base for regional merchants, and for international commerce between China and the western world.
	www.olamacauguide.com /macau-maps.html (904 words)

	Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Macau visitors will find an efficient bus service, not only in the city but also in the islands.
		Between Macau and Taipa visitors can catch buses 11, 22, 28A, 30, 33, 34 and also the airport bus AP1.
		Buses 21, 21A, 25, 26, and 26A connect Macau, Taipa and Coloane.
	www.macautourism.gov.mo /english/trip_en.phtml (525 words)

	guichett - 31994D0561 - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		'Macau', 'Malaysia (peninsula)' and 'Singapore' are added to the list of third countries in Group C of Annex I; 'Macau', 'Malaysia (peninsula)' and 'Singapore' are added to the list of third countries in the title of the health certificate set out in Annex II C. Article 4
		'Macau', 'Malaysia (peninsula)' and 'Singapore' are added to the list of third countries in Group C of Annex I; in the title of the health certificate set out in Annex II C, 'Hong Kong and Japan' is replaced by 'Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia (peninsula) and Singapore'.
		In footnote (5) of Annex II C, 'Hong Kong and Japan' is replaced by 'Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia (peninsula) and Singapore'.
	europa.eu.int /smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31994D0561&model=guichett (574 words)

	St. Lazarus Parish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lazarus Parish (望德堂區 Jyutping: Mong6 Dak7 Tong4 Koe1, Pinyin: Wàngdé Tángqū; Portuguese: Freguesia de São Lazaro) is an east-central region of Macau Peninsula, Macau, the People's Republic of China.
		Population density: 52,370 persons per km² (second in Macau, after St.
		Only 3% of factories in Macau are here.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Lazarus_Parish (135 words)

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