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  2. Macau - Wikipedia

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    Macau is located at the bottom-right of the region. Map of Macau. Macau is located on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) west of Hong Kong, on the western side of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea in the east and south, and neighbours the Guangdong city of Zhuhai to the west and north. [101]

  3. Names of Macau - Wikipedia

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    The Macau Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區; pinyin: Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū; Portuguese: Região Administrativa Especial de Macau; [abbreviated as: RAEM]), commonly known as Macau or Macao (simplified Chinese: 澳门; traditional Chinese: 澳門; pinyin: Àomén, or informally as 馬交 Mǎjiāo) is one of ...

  4. Culture of Macau - Wikipedia

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    The most famous snack is the Portuguese-style egg tart. It is widely popular in Southeast Asia, especially in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The most famous Macanese food is galinha à portuguesa, which is served in numerous varieties in Macau restaurants. In 2018 Reuters stated that the cuisine was one of the few remaining Portuguese influences in ...

  5. Tourism in Macau - Wikipedia

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    It is famous for the blend of Portuguese and Chinese cultures and its gambling industry, which includes Casino Lisboa, Macau, Sands Macau, The Venetian Macao, and Wynn Macau. [1] Macau is known as the “Monte Carlo of the Orient” and the “Las Vegas of the East”, which is attributed to the large volume of casinos that are found within the ...

  6. Macau people - Wikipedia

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    Macau people (Chinese: 澳門人) are people who originate from or live in Macau.. Besides their use to refer to Macau residents, these terms may also be used more loosely to refer to those who may not be residents, but have lived in the city for an extensive period of time or have a strong cultural connection with Macau.

  7. Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, needs a ... - AOL

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    Macau doesn't want to be known as just the world's biggest gambling hub. The Chinese city is the only place in the Asian country where casino gambling is legal. In 2019, before the COVID pandemic ...

  8. Historic Centre of Macau - Wikipedia

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    The Historic Centre of Macao (Portuguese: Centro Histórico de Macau, Chinese: 澳門歷史城區) is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents the architectural legacies of the city's cultural heritage ...

  9. Is Macau's Hold on China's Gambling in Question?

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    Right now, Macau is the only place in China where gambling is legal. This fact has provided the insulation Macau has needed to become a $38-billion-per-year gambling hub. It provides the growth ...