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Fortaleza do Monte; Guia Fortress; Holy House of Mercy; Leal Senado Building; Lou Kau Mansion; Macau General Post Office; Macau Government Headquarters; Macau Government House; Mong-Há Fort; Portas do Cerco; Ruins of St. Paul's; Santa Casa de Misericórdia; Walls of Macau
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 ...
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1,000 Places to See in the US and Canada Before You Die (ISBN 0761147381, 2007) is a book written by Patricia Schultz as a follow-up book to 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. The listing below is divided into sections like the book, and each listing appears as it does in the book. Places that are in more than one state are listed in each state.
Praia Grande Bay (Portuguese: Baía da Praia Grande, lit. 'large beach' or Chinese: 大灣; lit. 'large bay') or Nam Van (Chinese: 南灣; lit. 'south bay'), officially known as Ou Mun (Chinese: 澳門) [citation needed], is a bay in Macau. Located on the east side of the Macau Peninsula, it served as the chief promenade in Macau.
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It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula. The lake was once part of a bay (Praia Grande Bay), created when the causeway (Avenida Dr Sun Yat Sen) partially closed off the bay. The project to close the lake began in 1991 to attract more development in Macau. [1] Nam Van means South Bay in Chinese.
The Macau Peninsula is the historical and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi) (4 by 1.8 kilometers (2.5 mi × 1.1 mi)) and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus 200 meters (660 ft) wide.