When it comes to traveling in Macau, you can tons of nice places to
go. Normally you might want to come to a place that speaks for this
amazing city the best, come to Ruins of St .Paul's and make your trip an
unforgettable one. The name of Ruins of St. Paul, short for Ruinas da
Antiga Catedral de S. Paulo, is originated from the Portuguese "São
Paulo". Located in Paotai mountain of Macau, one of the two Special
Administrative Regions of China.
I have heard people in Macau are kind, nice and hospitable. If you l were lost on the street during your China trip in
Macau, feel free to ask someone from the local and they would always
try their very best to help you. As the most renowned historical relics,
the front gate of the Saint Paul cathedral firstly built in the year of
1580. It witnessed good and worse of the city. When Portuguese invaded
Macau in 400 years ago, they also brought Catholicism. A missionary
called Matteo Ricci presented a map of ten thousands countries to the
Chinese government, with notes in Chinese.
Designed by a priest
from Italia and built by exquisite Japanese architecture technique, the
look of Ruins of St.Paul is a perfect mix of European Renaissance Period
and Oriental architectural style.The Ruins of St. Paul is about 27
meters high, with 23.5 meters in width, and five layers in total. On the
top stands a cross with bronze pigeon symbolizing the holy spirit,
wrapped with the sun, the moon and stars. So don't miss it for your affordable China tours.
Under
the pigeon, there is a holy child, with statue of the Eternal Fire on
the top left and carvings of Tree of Life on the top right. When it
comes to the third layer, a statue of Virgin Mary is sitting right in
the middle, with peony and chrysanthemum around, one symbolizing for
China, the other for Japan. It is such a great work of art, beautiful
statues and carvings are all over it.The beauty of the Ruins of St. Paul
is way beyond words, the perfect thing to do is stand in front of it,
admiring it and taking it all in. Too bad we don't have a chance to see
it's original look, the look before it was damaged by two huge fires.
Must be awesome.
Walking along the Ruins of St.Paul during your holidays in China
from the right, there is a small 50-meters long street with a romantic
name-the Lovers Alley. The name is from Portuguese "Travessa da Paixão",
"travessa" means encounter and "Paixão" means crush and affection. With
a history of more than 80 years, it has become a popular hang-out place
for lovers. It is also a great spot for movie-shooting. Rumors has it
that whoever passes by the Lovers alley would fall in love very soon.The
buildings on both sides are all built with European style, taking a
walk inside the valley would give you this illusion you are in some
small town in Europe.
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