This was Macau way back in good old 1960!! So enjoy it! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRCxnx8Q5v8[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDGgt2UYnFI[/youtube]

Archaeologists are planning to return to Macau to excavate up to 3000 square metres on Coloane island following the discovery of a 4000-year-old workshop at the site, according to MacauNews agency.Director of the Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tang Chung, said there was still a lot of

It's pouring rain, the remnants of a typhoon that has just passed through, and I am standing in a Macau cemetery, thinking of the late Princess of Wales. Not that the ill-fated royal ever made it to the Asian port city but a relative of hers, a naval captain named Lord

This is a continuation of our earlier report on the Guia Lighthouse height restrictions saga. The local government has received documents sent by the cultural authorities in Beijing, addressing concerns over threats of a new residential building blocking the view to and from the Guia lighthouse, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Fernando Chui Sai On,

The Gazette of the Macau Special Administrative Region carried a despatch of the Chief Executive, in which monuments within the "Historic Centre of Macau", other monuments, monuments with architectural values, sets of monuments and locations are included within the protected zone. Demolition of the listed monuments within the zone are prohibited, and that any further furbishment

Just looking through some of the links on del.icio.us I stumbled across this great American Congress of Library website showing some of Macau's historial maps. Following is the introduction on this collection, with links to the full story and images of the maps. Introduction: Macau, the oldest permanent European settlement in Asia, was returned to China on December 20, 1999.

Outstanding Universal Value of "The Historic Centre of Macao" “The Historic Centre of Macao” is the product of over 400 years of cultural exchange between the western world and Chinese civilization. The architectural heritage, predominantly European in nature, stands in the midst of traditional Chinese architecture in the historic settlement, providing contrast. “The Historic Centre of