http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardFri 26 May 2011 22:39:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/festival/the-house-of-dancing-water/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5963) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 22 Apr 2009 3:28:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/macau-historical-center/With buildings of oriental and western styles existing together, the Historical Centre of Macau is so far the most ancient, the largest, and the most well-preserved historical site in China. Inside the historical centre, there are ruins of the most ancient churches and monasteries, the most ancient Christian burial ground and western emplacement, the first western theater, the first modern lighthouse and the first western university. Altogether there are more than 20 historical sites in the hist...]]>Fri 19 Mar 2009 20:31:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/festival/dog-racing/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 4815) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSun 13 Dec 2008 0:57:00 GMTWarrinahttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/kun-lam-temple/With a history dating as far back as 1632 in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) it has many similarities with other ancient Chinese temples. It is also known as the site of the first Sino-American treaty, which was signed in 1844. The Kun Iam Temple has three main shrines situated one behind the other. It consists of the Hall of Sakyamuni, the Buddha of Longevity Hall andthe Kun Iam Hall, with several small shrines around these three main halls. Facing the gate of the Buddhist monastery, the Hall...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2014) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 6 Nov 2008 3:49:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/macao-wine-museum/Macau Wine Museum, inaugurated on December 25, 1995, aims to showcase the development of traditional Portuguese brewery. The 1400-square-meter museum collects over 1115 branded wines, of which 756 are commercial and 359 are collectable. Premium wine ‘Martle’ released in 1815 is the oldest vintage in the Museum. The Museum has three sections that devote to the introduction of the history of wine industry of Portugal, wine collections and wine exhibits. These sections take tourists on a histor...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1612) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 6 Nov 2008 3:44:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/macao-maritime-museum/Macau Maritime Museum was built in 1986 on the proposal of Su Lizhi, the Macau Harbour Master at the time. It opened to the public the next year. Macau Maritime Museum consists of an exhibition building, a maritime museum library and an open-air teahouse. The museum was originally served only as office for the administration of the museum before a new exhibition building was built to accommodate more exhibits. The new exhibition building, shaped as a sailing vessel and anchored in front of the ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2015) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 6 Nov 2008 3:39:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/grand-prix-museum/The Macao Grand Prix Museum, built in 1933 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Grand Prix Racing in Macao, is located in the Tourism Activity Center on Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes. With a history of over 60 years dating from 1954, the Museum has become a Mecca for Formula 1 enthusiasts. In addition to its vast collections of exhibits like photographs, trophies and memorabilia, the Museum has a fine selection of over twenty racing cars driven once by world-famous car racers like Eduarfo de Carvalho,...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5782) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 6 Nov 2008 3:38:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/ama-temple/Ma Temple, also known as Tianhou Temple, Juehai Temple, and ZhongjueBuddhist Temple, is dedicated to Ma Zu, a diviner who was from Putian, Fujian Province and lived in the Song Dynasty. As a child, Ma Zu showed a talent for predicting the future. She grew up to be nun and died at the age of 28. Legend has it that after her death Ma Zu's spirit helped seafaring merchants and fishermen dispel dangers on the roiling sea. So local fishermen in Fujian constructed the A-Ma Temple to co...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1609) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 10 Oct 2008 3:48:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/monte-fortress/Monte Fortress Castle, known as St. Paul Monte Fortress, Central Monte Fortress, or Great Sanba Monte Fortress, was constructed from 1617 to 1626. It was completed during the ruling years of Emperor Xizong in the Ming Dynasty. Monte Fortress played a very important role in defending Macao against the invasion of Holland. Monte Fortress is square shaped. Each side is about 100 meters long. The gate of the Monte Fortress faces southeast. The four corners of the fortress project out ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5783) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 10 Oct 2008 3:40:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/puji-buddhist-temple/Puji Buddhist Temple is one of the three renowned temples in Macao. The other two are Lian Fong Temple and Barra Temple. Also known as Puji BuddhistHall, it is the largest among the three. Built at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it has a history of around four hundred years. Puji Buddhist Temple was built in a three-courtyard architecture style. The first hall isDaxiong Grand Hall. There are statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Randeng Buddha, and Maitreya in the hall, and a huge bell made in the fifth r...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1608) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 10 Oct 2008 3:16:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/ruins-of-st%2e-paul/Ruins of St. Paul, usually known as Great Sanba Archway, is the historical site of St. Paul Church. Construction of the church began in 1602 and was completed in 1637 with more than 30 years' effort. It once suffered from three fire accidents. The last one broke out on January 1, 1835 and continued for over two hours. The whole church was almost razed to the ground except the front wall, which was later known as Great Sanba Archway. St. Paul Church was designed by an Italian priest of Jesu...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 622) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 10 Oct 2008 2:53:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/shop/pawnshops/It is a secondhand market. Itemslike jewelries, antiques, watches and others precious things can all be traded there. You can ask the shopkeeper to keep the item for you if you would like to buy it back in future. On the other hand, pawnshop has another function of being a souvenir store. The items there are on sale, and you can buy whatever you like at a fair price.. However, you should make sure that you can recognize the difference between the genuine article and the fake one before you make ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 623) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 10 Oct 2008 2:49:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/shop/duty-free-stores/Most of the top range duty free fashion stores are scattered around the areas near the New Road and Av. Infante d. Henrique. Besides the fashion stores, luxury hotels may have their own boutiques selling fashion clothes, duty-free perfumes, cosmetics and electronic accessories. Famous boutiques can be found in Hotel Lisboa , Mandarin Oriental, Sintra and New Century in Taipa. What's more, you can also find this kind of duty free stores around the wharfs and airports....]]>Sat 10 Oct 2008 2:38:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/food/vegetable-soup/Sat 10 Oct 2008 2:37:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/food/portuguese-style-egg-tart/Sat 10 Oct 2008 2:33:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/food/new-york-cheese-cake/Sat 10 Oct 2008 2:30:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/food/codfish-croquettes/Sat 10 Oct 2008 2:28:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/food/african-chicken/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5967) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 10 Oct 2008 1:54:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/lou-lim-iok-garden/Located at the intersection of the Avenue of Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida and the Old Rolly Avenue, Lou Lim Iok Garden is the only famous Suzhou-style garden in Macau. The site of this garden was formerly a farmland and vegetable field, and then bought by the rich merchant Lou Wah Siu (also called Lou Kau). And the son of that merchant Lou Lim Iok began to build the garden according to the advice of Lau Ji Luk (a famous architect in Xiangshan, Guangdong Province). Later on Lou's family sudden...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5966) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 9 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/macau/attraction/macau-museum-of-art/Managed bythe Home Affairs Department of Macau, Macau Museum of Art is an important part of Macau cultural centre. With a total area of about 10,192 square kilometers and a total displaying area of nearly 4,000 sq. km, this museum is the largest art and relic museum in Macau. Being a historical city, Macau is famous for the main distinguishing feature of oriental and western cultural exchanges. The art museum was designed to display this kind of fusional culture, and to make the visitors feel t...]]>