Guia Hill Military Tunnels

Lighthouse and chapel at Guia Fortress, Macau (China)

The Guia Fortress and chapel were constructed between 1622 and 1638, after an unsuccessful attempt by the Netherlands to capture colonial Portuguese Macau from Portugal.

The lighthouse was constructed between 1864 and 1865, and was the first western style lighthouse in east Asia or on the China coast. The lighthouse stands at 91 metres tall (almost 300 feet as measured from water level), and has a light visible for over 30+ kilometres (20 miles) in clear weather conditions.

The entire complex was built upon the highest point on Macau, Guia Hill, and named after the same location. The chapel was built around 1622 inside the Guia Fortress.

Unfortunately the transfer of sovereignty of Macau (a former Portuguese colony) and Hong Kong (a former British colony), to the People's Republic of China (PRC), took place in the late 1990s. Both were some of the world's most prosperous countries but are now considered Special Administrative Districts of the PRC. Since both Macau and Hong Kong will maintain a high degree of autonomy, for about 50 years beyond their loss of sovereignty, they're still considered separate countries by most measures (and me).

Here's my personal webpage about Macau and China:


Here's my maritime page featuring lighthouses:


12-05-2014

Macau: Guia Fortress

We pause at the Guia Fortress to talk about our day so far in Macau.

guia macau tunnel

just watch it you know

The Coastwise Lights of Macau - The Guia Lighthouse 燈塔記憶 - 澳門東望洋燈塔

由香港城市大學傳統文化遺產保育與傳承項目主导的灯塔记忆纪录片，得到了来自香港及内地 澳门 台湾地区各界人士的鼎力协助。这是一个跨地域文化研究的典范。以香港作为研究中心，借助超级联络人角色优势，为此次研究汇集了必要的文献资源，使得来自各地的学者能够携手同行，共同探索。

名稱: The Coastwise Lights of Macau - The Guia Lighthouse 燈塔記憶 - 澳門東望洋燈塔
描述: A documentary on the multicultural lighthouse services of the 19th Century South China Coast: a collaborative discovery project by Department of Communication and Media and Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong

東望洋炮台 / Fortaleza da Guia / The Guia Fortress

Here I take a look around The Guia Fortress / 東望洋炮台, in the heart of old Macau peninsular. The fortress comprises a historical military fort, chapel and lighthouse and is on the highest point on Macau. The whole site being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The fort and chapel were constructed between 1622 & 1638, following an unsuccessful attempt by the Dutch to capture Macau from the Portuguese.
The lighthouse was built between 1864 and 1865, the first western style lighthouse in East Asia and on the Chinese coast.
The charming chapel, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia, 聖母雪地殿教堂 adjacent to the lighthouse, was built around 1622 by Clarist nuns to provide the soldiers of the fort with religeous services. During restoration work in 1998, frescoes were uncovered lining the interior walls of the chapel, representing both western & Chinese themes.

Along the ridge of Guia Hill are a series of tunnels and gun emplacements built as defensive network in 1931.

The hill is accessible by foot, road or Cable-car.

The Guia Tunnel

This is a small work of fiction that I did with some classmates for our video production course. Although the quality of the production isn't professional I learned a lot working on it because I had to deal with most of the major aspects of post-production.

Macau Guia Hill Cable Car Ride

View of Macau from Guia Fortress

Guia Lighthouse at Guia Fortress in Macau, China. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

jogging at guia hill macau

takbuhan muna papawis ang team reyes

Macau Cable Ride 6

At last they were comfortable and quite enjoying the end part of the cable car ride. Hurrah!

Prosperous Chinese New Year - Macau greetings 恭賀新禧 - 万事如意 - 心想事成 - 財源廣進

馬司洋老師祝各位新年進步，龍馬精神 Coach Nikolas wishes you prosperous Chinese new Year 新年快 樂
恭賀新禧 - 万事如意 - 心想事成 - 財源廣進 - 吉星高照 - 年年有餘 龍馬精神 - 笑口常開 - 阖家欢乐 - 步步高陞
Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. It begins on the first day of the first lunar month (usually in late January or early February) and ends on the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival).
Chinese New Year is a time for families to be together. Celebrations include having annual reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, setting firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, ringing the New Year bell, sending Chinese New Year greetings, dragon and lion dancing, and Niu Yangge (traditional dance in northern China).

Every year, visitors flock to Macau for Chinese New Year and during the weeks before the holiday, local residents, businesses and organizations are making preparations for a wide array of festive events to celebrate. Flowers for good luck are an important part of the season, and brighten our winter days, especially at the Taipa Houses-Museum, where visitors will find themselves in a winter kaleidoscope of blooms.

Kids will delight in the Winter at Cotai Strip, with Dreamworks stars and fabulous ice sculptures at Ice World, a 50-foot Christmas tree and real ice rink and snow falling outdoors, Kid's Dreams on Stamps at Communications Museum of Macau, A Starry Tale at the Macau Science Centre Planetarium, and Macau Tower X Tomica Exhibition and bone upon local history at the Guia Hill Military Tunnels and an exhibition of the fireworks industry. There's fun for the whole family every weekend, with street performers putting on shows at popular tourist sites outdoors and a Baby and Child Products Expo indoors.

Everyone will enjoy finding out about Macau's less-known districts through neighborhood walking tours, and now it's easier than ever with the Step Out, Experience Macau's Communities walking tour maps.

Music fans have a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks. Pop stars Candy Lo and Jason Chan will serenade us in concerts at the Macau Forum, World Heritage sites will vibrate with jazz, mini concerts and Spring Music, and harp superstar Xavier de Maistre will interpret classical favorites at the Macau Cultural Centre. Sinulog welcomes everyone to sing, dance and enjoy Filipino fare in a day-long festival.
Art buffs have a wealth of exhibits to appreciate at Macau's museums and galleries, among them the 9th Macau Design Biennial at the Museum of Art, and a range of offerings from the classical - Arts of the Masters of Xiling Seal Society, Luoyang pottery, and - to the contemporary- Yue Minjun Contemporary Sculpture, Hong Wai Pop Ink - and everything in between at the Art Fair at 5 Outubro Street.

Macau is more than ever an adventure for shoppers, with the Hong Kong Trendy Buying Expo 2014 in town this month, the Tap Seac Flower and Gift Market, and the Taipa Flea Market adding to the fun.

While it's a bustling, busy month, there are still some chances to relax, with a cup of fragrant tea at the Tea Culture House, wine sampling at the Wine Museum, a visit to historic temple for quiet contemplation, or a Harbor Cruise to get away from it all. Macau has something for everyone to enjoy all month long, with the Experience Macau app, free citywide WiFi Go, 'Macau Budget Hotels Site, the Audio Guide Service and Tourism Hotline to smooth your journey in the city.
踏入2014年，精彩節目源源不絕。在氹仔龍環葡韻，舉行「冬日萬花筒 - 球形花展」，與附近的歐陸式建築相映成趣。而「體驗夢工場•冰之世界」和「美高梅奇幻光彩之旅」都是合家歡的節目好選擇。在澳門旅遊塔舉行的「 展覽」，展示了各款特色汽車，必定是大人細路熱愛的收藏品.是菲律賓一年一度的節日，在澳門居住的菲律賓群眾每年都會舉行大型活動慶祝節日。而逢週六及日在澳門各處送上免費舞醉龍、舞獅、中國武術、葡萄牙土風舞及各類舞蹈表演。

「論區行賞」四條旅遊步行路線，迎合不同旅客的遊覽興趣，四條步行路線包括：南灣大馬路至司打口的「歷史足跡之旅」；普濟禪院至望德聖母堂的「綠色文創之旅」；議事亭前地至海事博物館的「中葡交匯之旅」及漁人碼頭至媽閣廟的「藝文探索之旅」。

澳門文化中心慶祝十五週年盛典，今個月帶來舞蹈劇場「踩界」和音樂節目「梅斯特與藝術世界合奏團」，而澳門樂團和中樂團呈獻多場精彩的音樂會，而當中「搖擺爵士」、「春之頌」分別於世界遺產「澳門歷史城區」景點鄭家大屋及崗頂劇院舉行，樂團與大家一起慶祝新年到來，和預祝馬年來臨.

Guia Fortress, Macau

Marco Polo Trip.
Wednesday, ‎April ‎24, ‎2013, ‏‎12:09:46 PM.

Guia Fortress, Macau:
The fortress was built between 1622 and 1638. Inside the fortress stands Guia Chapel, originally established by Clarist nuns, who resided at the site before establishing the Convent of St. Clare. The chapel's elaborate frescoes depict representations of both western and Chinese themes, displaying motifs of religious and mythological inspiration that are a perfect example of Macau's multicultural dimension.

Guia Lighthouse, dating from 1865, which also stands within the perimeter, is the first modern lighthouse on the Chinese coast. Guia Fortress, along with the chapel and lighthouse are symbols of Macau's maritime, military and missionary past.

Guia Hill Fort 2

This is the historical Portuguese fort on Guia Hill in Macau and the surrounding city.

Day Trip Macau from Hong Kong - Sightseeing Macau Tour - Hong Kong Ferry

Day trip Macau from Hong Kong. Day trip with sightseeing Macau tour in the historical part of Macau city before returning with the Hong Kong ferry. I will visit Monte Fort, St. Michaels Chapel, and Cemetery, Macau Fisherman's Wharf and other places of interest before I take the Macau Hong Kong TurboJet ferry back to Hong Kong.

The Macau Hong Kong ferry route connects Macau with Hong Kong and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. One of them is the TurboJet which I will be traveling by today.

Turbojet has a ferry departing almost every hour, all night from Macau to Hong Kong Ferry Terminal so it is quite easy to do a day trip to Macau with visits to the Macau casinos to and back to Hong Kong with the Hong Kong Macau Ferry. Hong Kong and Macau trip combined. Get the most out of your holiday with my videos about things to do in Macau. Hong Kong and Macau day trip.

#macau #hongkong #discoverhongkong

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