Sightseeing in Macau
Macau lends itself to touring on foot. It is small yet infinitely varied, with every temptation to detour from a set itinerary, which can however be easily resumed. For example, in less than a mile, the street offers a capsule commentary on Macanese life. You can walk pass the busiest central business district including the Banco Nacional Ultramarino (established 1902, Portugal?s national overseas bank, with the original facade incorporated into a modern skyscraper), up to the main square, Largo do Senado, with its Portuguese pavement of wave-patterned stones and globular fountain, the baroque facade of the Santa Casa da Miseric?dia (established 1568, the oldest European charity on China), visit St. Dominic's Church (built by Dominican friars in the 1590s, now beautifully restored, with a Museum of Sacred Art), Rua da Felicidade (the former

red-light district now restored to its turn-of-the-century appearance with carved red lacquer facades and sun blinds) where it is always bustling with shoppers, diners and strollers, and finally to the Inner Harbour waterfront, passing shops famous for their dried, salted fish, Macanese cookies and squares of beef and pork cooked on open braziers. All these can be done in just 40 mintues!

Another theme is ?where Portuguese meets Macau?. There are relatively many Catholic churches in such a small city. Examples are the St Augustine's Church (established by the Augustinians in 1586, it enshrines the statue of Our Lord of Passion which is carried through the city at Lent via Stations of the Cross), the St. Lawrence's Church (with an interesting altar and brilliant wooden ceiling)...If you like historic churches, go a right around St. Lawrence's to Rua do Semin?io to the Chapel of St. Joseph Seminary (built by the Jesuits, in 'Latin Cross' shape with a dome.). You

Chapel of St. Joseph Seminary

Last but not least, the symbol of Macau is the landmark of heritage, the St. Paul's Ruin, built by the Jesuits in 1602, was destroyed by fire in 1835 except for its stone facade with carvings that tell the story of the Catholic Church in Asia.

Eating in Macau
Among other things, Macau is famous for its cuisine and for the quality of the food served by the territory's restaurants and hotels. It is hard to find another city with such a concentration of restaurants offering so many different cuisines to suit so many tastes at all kinds of budget.

First of all Macau has a fine selection of coffee shops, in Portuguese, Italian and American style. They offer a wide variety of superior blends in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. They all also sell delicious pastries -- not to be missed are Macau's version of the traditional Portuguese egg tart, or pastel de nata, and coconut cake.

You can find good Portuguese restaurants serving, say, Caldo Verde (green vegetable soup) and starters ameijoas (clams) together with chouri? (Portuguese sausage) and olives. In addition all these restaurants serve Portugal's beloved bacalhau (codfish). There are literally hundreds of ways of cooking the codfish. For dessert try delicious serradura or any of the convent sweets; barrigas de freira, papos de anjo, toucinho do c?, doce de ovos, etc.).

As is to be expected, Chinese cuisine is of excellent quality in Macau. Restaurants are found in every part of the city and on the islands. Most serve Cantonese food but some specialize. Chinese menus are long and varied, but include all the favourites: sharks' fin soup, sweet and sour pork, fried chicken, meat with vegetables, steamed fish, beancurd or tofu prepared in several ways, Peking duck and Beggar's Chicken. Try different kinds of noodles, which are called "fitas" in Macau, and rice.
Over the centuries Macau developed a unique cuisine that combined elements of Portuguese, Chinese, Indian, and even Malay cooking, known as Macanese cuisine. Food from other parts of the world is, of course, readily available in Macau and you'll find plenty of excellent restaurants serving Italian, French, American, Brazilian, Japanese, Korean and Mozambique cuisine as well as dishes from Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
 

Dr. Sun Yet-sen This is where the hometown of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is located. Zhongshan, one of the earliest cities to carry out economic reform and to open up to the outside world two decades ago, it began to develop tourism and build attractions such as the Changjiang Recreation Center, the Zhongshan Hot Spring Tourist Area, Zhongshan Hot Spring Golf Course, and Zimaling Park. Famous delicacies of the area include barbecued baby pigeons, apricot kernel cake at Shiqi, and the Chrysanthemum Feast at Xiaolan.

Many tourists go see Cuiheng Village, the hometown of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The old house of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is located in the town center. This two-story, three-room residence combines Chinese and western styles and was designed by Dr. Sun himself. It retains the original layout, as it was when Dr. Sun lived there.
In front of the house, a Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been built, displaying historical material relating to the life of the leader.

A group of old houses around the old house of Dr. Sun are also well kept and have been opened as a Folk Museum. Here you can see the typical residences from 100 years ago owned by the wealthy and the poor. See the types of things they used and get a sense of the local life during that period.
 

Foshan is the closest city to Guangzhou (only 20 kilometres away).
It was once the largest city in the Pearl River Delta. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has been well-known for its metallurgy, ceramics, and textiles industries.

Foshan got its name during the reign of Emperor Zhenguan (627-649) of the Tang Dynasty when, according to legend, the local people found strange colorful lights being emitted from a hillside. They decided to dig the land and a metre down they discovered three bronze Buddhist statues. Thus the place was called Foshan (Buddha Hill) or Chan Cheng (Buddha City).
Most tourists come to Foshan to visit the famous Taoist structure--the Founder's Monastery. Built in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) this ancient monastery enshrines the Taoist god Northern Emperor. Its main structure Undying Hall consists of a front and rear hall. Standing in front are the Bell and Drum towers, Jinxiang Pond, Lingying Archway and the ancient theatre stage, Wangfu Platform. All the buildings are fine examples of ancient architecture, exquisitely decorated with various kinds of and clay sculptures, together with carvings in stone, brick, wood, copper and iron. A detailed study of these decorations would take hours. The large statues of gods on either side of the hall tilt forward but never fall. The tilting bronze statue of the Northern Emperor mounted on a high platform weighs 2.5 tons, demonstrating the high-level of casting skill in ancient Foshan.