Macau began as a Portuguese entrepot on the coast of China, about 65 km from Hong Kong. It is a very wealthy and highly-rated place to live. Macau is also known for high-stakes gambling. Like Hong Kong, Macau drives on the left side of the road.
This is a look at central Macau. Unlike Hong Kong, there is no gap between Macau and the mainland. If a label says the scene is in Guangdong, that is the neighboring province of mainland China. The first three images are from Google Earth.
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The front of the church in the following scenes of central Macau is of St. Paul's Church, which was once destroyed by fire but the front remained. The first three images are from Google Street View.
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This area is along the former border with mainland China. Macau is now fully a part of China. If the label says Guangdong, then it is on the mainland. The first three images are from Google Street View.
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Macau consists of two main islands. The southern island was actually two islands that was artificially joined together. The following scenes are around the southern part of the north island. The first two images are from Google Street View.
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This is around the casino district of Macau. The first two images are from Google Earth. It looks like China's version of Las Vegas, and that is what it is.
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On the southern island of Macau this is the area known as Taipa, near the airport. Remember that everything about Macau is a mixture of Chinese and Portuguese. The first three images, of apartment buildings, are from Google Street View.
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Finally, this is the "City of Dreams" mall on the southern island of Macau. China is known for it's sometimes "creative" modern architecture and the building with the "holes" in it is the Morpheus Hotel, as seen in the first two images from Google Earth.
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