Vignettes of the World
I took an easy walk at the Guiwan Park of Shenzhen’s Qianhai district today and found it to be surprisingly pleasant. The Guiwan Park of Qianhai The Guiwan Park is a slender strip of land allocated as a public park space. The park “wraps around” …
It is that time of the year. The “fall” foliage is once again the center of attention for theme photographers. On this wonderfully sunny winter day we visited the Honghualing Park, into the depths of the Longgang District of Shenzhen, to see some of the …
Speaking of Guanlan in Shenzhen, most Hong Kong people would think of golfing. Indeed, the Guanlan Old Market is not so far away from the Guanlan Lake, which is the golfing area. Therefore, if you are going to golf in Guanlan, the Guanlan Old Market …
Before you head out on the Senado Square, perhaps it is worthwhile to visit the Tak Seng On on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. This was the street where many pawnshop businesses set foot during the late Qing dynasty in Macau. The streets of Rua de …
In this two-day trip in Macau, I visited a host of significant historic heritage in the Macau Peninsula area. The following is an itinerary for those two days. There are relatively less historical sites in the Taipa area, and that is for another occasion. Macau …
Right across from the St. Augustine’s Church is the Dom Pedro V Theatre, built in an exceptionally beautiful style of neoclassical architecture. Its elegance, being distinctly cultural in character, is a nice change of scenery from the multitude of churches that I saw in Macau. …
Not far from the St. Joseph’s Seminary and Church is the St. Augustine’s Church and the St. Augustine’s Square. Following the footsteps of the first Catholic missionaries, the Jesuits, the Augustinians also made their way to Macau in the 1580s. Other Catholic missionaries that came …
Its name Igreja e Seminário de São José in Portuguese, St. Joseph’s Seminary and Church was a church of the Jesuits. The seminary was founded in 1728, while the construction of the church building completed in 1758. As with the St. Lawrence’s Church, St. Joseph’s …
A historic tour of Macau would not be complete without learning about the heritage of the Christian faith in this small city. Perhaps it is fortunate that with the ills of western colonialism also came the light of the Christian faith. Different catholic orders have …
Once you have drunk the water of Lilau Square, you would never be able to forget Macau. Throughout Macau, a main urban feature is the squares. Lying at every significant junction in the local neighborhoods are these squares that carves out a concentrated space, usually …