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MACAO (A-Ma-ngao, " Harbour of the goddess A-Ma "; Port. Macau)

This article appears in Volume V17, Page 192 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LUP-MAL
MACAO (A-Ma-ngao, " Harbour of the goddess A-Ma "; Port. Macau) , a Portuguese
settlement
  on the
coast
  of China, in 22 N., 132 E. Pop. (1896), Chinese, 74,568; Portuguese, 3898; other nationalities, 161total, 78,627. It consists of a tongue of land 2 M. in length and less than 1 m. in breadth, running S.S.W. from the
island
  of Hiang Shang (Port. Ancam) on the western side of the estuary of the
Canton
  River. Bold and rocky hills about 300 ft. high occupy both extremities of the peninsula, the picturesque city, with its flat-roofed houses painted blue, green and red, lying in the undulating ground between. The forts are effective additions to the general view, but do not add much to the strength of the place. Along the
east
  side of the peninsula runs the Praya Grande, or
Great
  Quay, the
chief
 
promenade
  in Macao, on which stand the
governor
 's palace, the administrative offices, the consulates and the leading commercial establishments. The church of St Paul (15941602), the seat of the Jesuit college in the 17th century, was destroyed by fire in 1835. The
Hospital
 
    See Also:
da Misericordia (1569) was rebuilt in 164o. The Camoens grotto, where the exiled poet found . leisure to celebrate the achievements of his ungrateful country,


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