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	Taipa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is 2.5 kilometres from peninsular Macau and east of the Lesser Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.
		Central Taipa is plain as a result of siltation and land reclamation.
		Taipa is mainly a growing up-scale residential area, with many new apartment complexes underconstruction as of 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taipa (577 words)

	Taipa Island, Macao / Macau
		Taipa, which lies offshore to the south of Macau and is linked with it by an imposing high-arched bridge), was formerly a Chinese customs post for all vessels putting in at Macau, and is still the traditional site of fireworks factories.
		On the north side of the island is Macau's renowned University, which has faculties of arts, social sciences and economics.
		Taipa Island Resort, a holiday and sports center opened in 1986, occupies an area of 13,000sq.m/15,500sq.yds adjoining the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
	www.planetware.com /macau/taipa-island-mco-mc-t.htm (276 words)

	Coloane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located directly south of the other main island, Taipa (氹仔), and east of the Greater Hengqing Island (大横琴岛) of Zhuhai, Guangdong province.
		It is connected to Taipa by a 2.2-km land-fill bridge, the Estrada do Istmo, however land reclamation has physically connected the two islands and a new town called Cotai (路氹) is being built between Taipa and Coloane.
		The chapel, built in 1928, is located on the southern coast of the island and stands near a monument commemorating a victory over pirates in 1910.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coloane (588 words)

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		With such urban pressure, the old Taipa Village had acquired a tremendous historical and cultural value, due to the pleasant ambience of its semi rural architecture with an eclectic style, were Portuguese and Chinese elements are mixed in a practical a original way.
		Taipa Village is the area of Macau which held together more public and government buildings and spaces, making easy in terms of sustainability and maintenance, particularly having in mind the tremendous potential for the tourist industry.
		The pedestrian area of Taipa Village is periodically invaded by swarms of tourists, which frequent the famous restaurants in this area.
	www.nishikaze.net /taipa-village.html (287 words)

	Macao? A diamond in South China Sea
		The respective area of the Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane Island is 9.1 square kilometers, 6.33 square kilometers and 8.07 square kilometers.
		A 2,225 meter long causeway was built between Taipa Island and Cologne Island by means of landfill in 1969.
		In particular, in Taipa Island there is the new international airport as well as the university campus, hotels, a horse racing course, factories and apartment buildings.
	www.macaudata.com /Macau/overview/e00.html (1129 words)

	MGTO - Sightseeing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Taipa Praia is one of the best places to catch a cooling breeze in summer, and an ornate kiosk with cafe tables provides refreshments.
		Taipa Island′ s two highest hills, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena, are circled by nature trails which provide panoramic views of the entire Macau area.
		Taipa Island's two highest hills, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena, are circled by nature trails which provide panoramic views of the entire Macau area.
	www.macautourism.gov.mo /new_site/sightseeing/sightseeing.php?lang=en&catid=12 (1646 words)

	Taipa and Coloane: A Tale of Two Islands: Macau , Taipa : Travel : ThingsAsian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Situated forty miles southwest of Hong Kong on the Chinese coast, the fourteen-square-mile enclave consists of the Macau peninsula and the adjacent islands of Taipa and Coloane.
		Taipa, in fact, used to be three islands: Taipa Grande, Taipa Pequena and Kun Iam.
		Taipa also hosts the Macau Jockey Club, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the University of Macau, the solid waste incinerator, the power station, and a small forest of apartment blocks complete with their own McDonald's restaurant.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1844 (2277 words)

	MACAO ---- A DIAMOND ON SOUTH CHIAN SEA
		Coloane Island lies to the south of Taipa Island.
		The municipal affairs of the Macao Peninsula and the two islands are respectively the responsibilities of the Macao City Hall and the Islands City Hall.
		The Taipa House Museum which is located at the seaside is made up of several 16th century Portuguese style villas with distinctive interior decoration of the period, and the life of the Portuguese who lived in Macao at that time is vividly reproduced.
	www.macaudata.com /Macau/overview/e53.html (10395 words)

	Alan's Macau Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The newest addition to the Macau coastline is the airport, of which the runway is on reclaimed land hanging off the side of Taipa Island.
		Taipa Village is the main other "attraction" of Taipa, but don't expect much.
		South of Taipa is Coloane Island which, I have to confess, I have not had the chance to visit yet - but I do intend to.
	www.banoffeepie.com /alan/mg (1922 words)

	Travel in Macau - China - Asia - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Taipa is directly south of the peninsula and has two bridges, each 2km (1.2mi) long, connecting the island to the peninsula.
		Coloane is south of Taipa and connected to it by a causeway.
		The airport is on Taipa Island, with the runway on a strip of reclaimed land just to its east.
	www.asiatravelling.net /china/macau/macau_culture.htm (576 words)

	Western China tour, Tour in Western China, China tour, Western china tour trekking itineraries
		Taipa Island is linked to the peninsula by two bridges, and a causeway links Taipa with Coloane - but watch this space, as there are ambitious plans to merge the two islands courtesy of a mega-reclamation business and residential project called Cotai City.
		The Pou Tai Un Temple on Taipa Island is the place to be in February for the Feast of the Earth god Tou Tei.
		Once-sleepy Taipa Island has experienced some shockingly brusque changes recently - if you want calm and tranquility you'll have to head to neighbouring Coloane Island, but be quick - plans are in place to connect Taipa with Coloane, courtesy of the huge Cotai City land-reclamation project.
	www.pigeontravels.com /western_china/popular_destination/macau.php (3022 words)

	Starting on Macau
		The goal is to start a church on Taipa in three to five years.
		Taipa is a 15-minute bus ride over a bridge from the peninsula.
		In the last five years, thousands of people have moved to Taipa because the apartments are bigger and cheaper.
	www.ub.org /News/Features/Macau/2000_04Taipa.html (856 words)

	Marimari.com : Macau - Popular Places - Taipa
		Taipa is an international gateway for Macau and the Pearl River Delta.
		Once a rural retreat, the island now has a runway built on reclaimed land, and is home to the Macau International Airport.
		It sits on the hill between Taipa Praia and the village, and has beautiful ornamental gardens with fountains, flowerbeds, and quiet corners with benches.
	www.marimari.com /content/macau/popular_places/taipa/main.html (382 words)

	Taipa Island Hotels, Macau, Hong Kong
		Taipa Hotel Macau is located at the heart of Taipa Island.
		It is just a short walk to sightseeing spots such as the Taipa House Museum and Rua da Cunha (also known as Souvenir Street).
		Taipa Hotel Macau also features a conference room for people travelling on business.
	www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /hotels/hong-kong/macau/taipa-island.htm (99 words)

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		The old Taipa Fortress was built in 1847 by the Lieutenant Silva Loureiro in the western tip of Taipa Island for protection against pirate raids over merchant ship that prey for booty over the prosperous sea trade in the Pearl River.
		The columns are part of the fake façade that was added afterwards, built probably, when the main building become a summer resident for the Macau governor.
		In the beach was built a pier for small boats commuting between Macau and islands.
	www.nishikaze.net /taipa-fortress.html (210 words)

	Hotels Taipa Island Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		New Century Hotel Taipa Island Macau, macau hotels, macau hotel, hotels macau, hotel macau, hotels in macau, hotel in macau, 5 star, 4 star, 3 star hotels,...
		Taipa Island is Macau?s traditional countryside where ancestral Chinese villages...
		Located at the heart of Taipa Island, Hotel Taipa Macau is a seventeen-storeys building with classic and elegant design, is your ideal place to take a break...
	www.web-traveler.net /preview/Taipa_Island_Macau__10.html (238 words)

	Macau
		It is a small territory of just over 21.09 square kilometres in size made up of a peninsula and the two islands of Taipa and Coloane.
		Taipa in turn is joined to Coloane by a 2.3 kilometre causeway.
		There is also horse racing on Taipa island and greyhound dog racing at the Canidrome.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/hongkong/about_destin/macau.html (1668 words)

	Macau travel guide - Wikitravel
		Taipa (氹仔 - Tamzai in Cantonese) is an island to the south of the peninsula, accessible via three bridges.
		Besides the city itself, Macau includes the islands of Taipa and Coloane, which are connected by bridges and a causeway.
		On Coloane the large hill area in the centre of the island is criss-crossed by several unpaved hiking trails of various length and difficulty.
	wikitravel.org /en/Macau (5374 words)

	Taipa - Macau - Travel to China
		Taipa (氹仔島) is an island of Macau in the People's Republic of China.
		It is 2.5 kilometres away from peninsular Macau and is east of the Lesser Hengqing Island of Zhuhai.
		Taipa used to be known as Longhuan (龍環 "Chinese dragonDragon Ring"), Jijing (雞頸 "Chicken's neck"), Tanzi (潭仔 "Pool"), and Longtouhuan (龍頭環 "Dragon's-Head Ring").
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Taipa (301 words)

	Discount Hotel Reservations : Discount Hotels with Family Rooms, Taipa Island, macau with HotelDiscount.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We offer a wide range of hotels in Taipa Island and hotels within the surrounding area, many with rates of up to 70% off.
		You browse through the Taipa Island hotel deals below or use the extended search functionality to further refine your criteria and whatever you need, be it cheap Taipa Island hotels, branded Taipa Island hotels, or hotels near specific parts of Taipa Island, such as hotels near Hyatt Regency Macau, and more.
		Taipa island resort is the hotels get away extension featuring a fitness center with gym and aerobics area spa sauna steamroom jacuzzi beauty salon multi pu...
	www.travelxl.com /hotels/hotelwith.cgi?facility=Family-rooms&ct=taipa-island&cn=macau (150 words)

	Taipa Island hotels
		Taipa Island Hotels run specials during the slow time and raise prices when it is busy in town.
		But, Taipa Island Lodging Reservations are hard to come by during the busy season so plan early.
		Taipa Island Lodging Reservations are made easy by our list of Hotels in Taipa Island.
	www.aspenvalleytravel.com /out/hotels/mo--taipa-island.html (207 words)

	1Up Travel > Macau - Attractions and Sight Seeing in Macau. - Taipa Island
		Taipa used to consist of two hilly islands and a protected harbour which provided an anchorage for clipper ships and foreign traders with China in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
		The two islands merged as the channel between them was silted up, providing land for vegetable and duck farms, firecracker factories and more recently apartment blocks.
		Taipa now houses the Macau International Airport, Taipa Village, various Chinese temples, The University of Macau, Taipa House Museum and the Macau Jockey Club.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/asia/macau/taipaisland.html (155 words)

	Taipa Bay Resort
		Taipa Bay Resort Hotel is an exclusive beachfront resort situated in the tranquil setting of majestic Doubtless Bay, Northland.
		Cooper???s Beach and historical Mangonui are close by to Taipa Bay Resort Hotel and it makes an excellent base for heading north to Ninety-Mile Beach and Cape Reinga or south (2 hours) to the buzz of the Bay of Islands.
		Two thirds of the Taipa Bay Resort Hotel's rooms are one-bedroom apartments with master bedroom and separate lounge.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /hotel.php?hotelid=12039 (193 words)

	Hotel Taipa Homepage
		Located at the heart of Taipa Island, a seventeen-storeys building with classic and elegant design, is your ideal place to take a break and sink yourself to Portuguese atmosphere from your busy days.
		The Taipa Houses Museum is as one of the must-go sightseeing spots in Macau, is considered as one of the most important cultural relics of Taipa Island.
		Each weekend, the Taipa Flea Market, the favourable place for local people or tourists to wander around, takes place in the village center.
	www.hoteltaipa.com /eng/index.htm (334 words)

	Taipa Square Hotel - Discount Macau Hotel Reservations
		The Taipa Square Hotel, Macau is sited in the west of Taipa Island, in close proximity to the Macau Jockey Club and the renowned Four Faced Buddha.
		The pleasantly appointed rooms of the Taipa Square Hotel overlook the racecourse or the South China Sea, and are supported with good amenities.
		The Taipa Square Hotel provides complimentary shuttle bus service to and from the Macau Ferry Terminal.
	directrooms.com /china/hotels/taipa-square-hotel-macau-3759.htm (187 words)

	Taipa - Destinations International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Taipa is an island situated at the south of the Macau pennisula.
		Macau International Airport, the University of Macau, the Jockey Club's Raceway, Carmel Gardens and Taipa Praia, Taipa Folk Museum, Macau Stadium, Pou Tai Un, Taipa Village are all located in Taipa island.
		Taipa Folk Museum educates the visitors about the life of the early Portuguese settlers.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /destinations-international/taipa (201 words)

	Taipa Accommodation, Taipa Attractions: Taipa Travel Guide - Jasons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Taipa is situated in the tranquil setting of majestic Doubtless Bay, surrounded by the warm tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean with excellent fishing and swimming.
		The resorts of Taipa, Cooper's Beach, Cable Bay and Mangonui, all lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay and are so close they have run together to form one large settlement.
		Taipa is 150km northwest of Whangarei and 20km northeast of Kaitaia in Northland.
	www.jasons.com /2835,NZL,NI,NORTHLAND,TAIPA,PG,1,0.MEL (126 words)

	Sinobanknote
		The middle of the bridge is in the shape of a triangular arc, the top of which is 35 meters above sea level.
		In the past, Taipa Island and Coloane Island are much less developed areas with a sparse population.
		Since the Taipa-Coloane Causeway (1969) and the fist Macau-Taipa Bridge (1974) linked the Islands to the Peninsula, and Macau's economy developed rapidly in the 1970s, steps of the Island's development have quickened.
	www.sinobanknote.com /show_article.php?language=english§ion=building&title=macaubridge (355 words)

	New bridge links Taipa island with peninsular Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The last section of a new Taipa-Macau bridge was put in place at a ceremony officiated by Macau SAR Chief Executive Edmund Ho and Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau SAR Director Bai Zhijian on June 28.
		The lower level is to be used only when typhoon warnings cause the other bridges connecting Macau's islands to be closed down for safety reasons.
		Peninsular Macau and Taipa Island were first linked by a two-lane bridge in 1974, which gave a huge boost to the island's development.
	www.macautourism.gov.mo /news/mttdetail.phtml?lan=en&id=3202 (234 words)

	Excite España - Viajes - Este Lejano - China - Macau - Destinos Nacionales
		There are two bridges: one to Taipa Island, and a bridge carrying a four-lane highway from the international airport to the Macau–China border at Zhuhai.
		There is a surcharge of MOP2 between Taipa and Colôane and MOP5 between Macau and Colôane.
		It is worth remembering that many of the attractions in Macau are located on hilltops, beyond the reach of even the strongest-legged pedicab driver.
	www.excite.es /viajes/guias/este_lejano/china/macau/DestinosNacionales (484 words)

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