Lou Lim Ieoc Garden: Landmarks

Lou Lim Ieoc Garden Landmarks
Ruins of St. Paul's

This is the most Chinese of Macau's gardens ever built, together Leal Senado Square
with a flamboyant western-style house, by a wealthy Chinese Institute of Civic & Municipal Affairs
merchant in the 19th century. The garden was restored by the Building
Guia Fort
government and became a public park in 1974. Monte Fort
Church of Our Lady of Penha
The garden is modelled in the style of Soochow, the most famous Temple of A-Ma
Cybernetic Fountain
of all Chinese classical gardens, the western-style house is Gate of Understanding
surrounded by a large pond, groves of bamboo and flowering Macau Tower
bushes. Also, there is a nine-turn zig zag bridge, which according Kun Iam Statue
to legend, can stop the evil spirits. Just imagine what a different Statue of the Goddess A-Ma
Monument to the Macanese Diaspora
world it is! Lotus Square
Historic Archives
Barrier Gate (Portas do Cerco)
Kun Iam Tong Four Faces Buddha Shrine
Lou Lim Leok Garden
The Temple of Kun Iam was built some 360 years ago during the Kun Iam Tong
Pou Tai Un
late Chinese Ming Dynasty, and is the largest temple in Macau. Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
The main temple consists of three altars on ascending levels. The Tam Kung Temple
first altar is dedicated to Buddha and three large gold lacquer Beaches
images of the master.
The second altar is dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy and gold lacquer figures of the eighteen wise
men of China, one of them believed to be the image of Marco Polo.
In the garden beside the temple, there stands a round stone table on which the first Sino-American
Treaty was signed in 1844 by the United States minister Caleb Cushing and Viceroy of Canton, Ki
Ying , as one of the many unequal treaties signed between China and the West in modern history.
Pou Tai Un
Pou Tai Un is dedicated to the Three Buddhas and the Goddess Kun Iam. With prayer arbors of hued
projections, roof of yellow tiles and a statue of Goddess Kun Iam made of marble, this temple is the
largest in Taipa. It provides vegetarian meals to visitors, with produce grown in its own garden patches.
Meals are served in communal style round tables. You may be surprised at the variety of vegetarian
dishes that can be created, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all is to discover that oysters (fried) are
served. According to buddhists, the oyster is the only animal to have no brain, so is not really
considered a creature of the Universe.
Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
Built in 1928 to honour the Jesuit missionary who died in 1552

near San Chuan Island, the chapel in Coloane Village has a
cream and white fa?de with a pediment containing the bell.
Inside the chapel which used to enshrine an arm bone of the

saint together with bones of those crucified in Nagasaki in
1597 and others martyred in 18th century Vietnam. The latter
were returned to Japan and some were placed in the crypt of
Ruins of St Paul's.
Outside the chapel is a Portuguese-style square, with a Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
pavement of coloured tiles and arcades containing cafes that serve Chinese and Western meals.
There is also a monument surrounded by cannonballs commemorating the defeat of pirates by local
troops in 1910, an event celebrated every July 13 on the islands.
Tam Kung Temple
The Tam Kung Temple is used to glorify Tam Kung, a god of seamen.
Beaches
Both located on Coloane Island , Cheoc Van and Hac Sa beaches are suitable for sun bathing and
swimming. Cheoc Van is a white sanded beach with a lovely swimming pool.
Hac Sa, literarily means "Black Sand", is the most popular beach amongst local residents. Wind surfers
can be hired on the beach and there are barbecue pits at one end of the beach.
The Hac Sa recreation center is adjacent to the bus stop and contains a number of recreational
facilities, including swimming pool, roller skating rink, a mini golf course, a children's playground and
tennis courts.
There is also a horse riding center beside the recreation center. Horses are available for beginners as
well as advanced riders, and horses can even be taken out on trails under certain conditions.
Macau Fishrman’s Wharf
The first ever-themed entertainment attraction in the tourism industry of Macau, Macau Fisherman’s
Wharf is centrally located at Macau’s outer harbour, 5-minute walk from the Macau Ferry Terminal and
Heliport. The total investment of the project is anticipated to reach HKD 1.9 billion. The project
occupies an area of over 93,000m2 , combining entertainment, retail, food, hotel, marina, convention
and exhibition facilities in one place. Be it for business or pleasure, visitors will surely find a brand new
experience in this world-class entertainment complex.
A-Ma Cultural Village
Close to the world’s tallest statue of the goddess A-Ma (also known as Tian Hou), which stands on a
170-metre high peak on a mountaintop on Macau’s Coloane Island, a 7,000-square meter cultural
complex celebrates the beloved deity’s legend.
This village, which comprises a bell tower, drum tower, carved marble altar in the Tian-Hou Palace, a
dressing hall, museum and shops will attract many A-Ma devotees and interested tourists.
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Ruins of St. Paul's

Chapel of St. Francis Xavier

Built in 1928 to honour the Jesuit missionary who died in 1552

Inside the chapel which used to enshrine an arm bone of the

Tam Kung Temple

Macau Fishrman’s Wharf

A-Ma Cultural Village

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