Macau

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Macau
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Index

• General intro.
• History
• Places to Go
• Food

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Brief Introduction

• Name Macau Special Administrative Region
• Part of Peoples Republic of China
• Independent City Own Government, Legislation
  SystemProtected by Chinese ArmyNo Tax or Duty
  to Central Government

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Politics Government

• Practice European Law (Continental Laws)
• Democracy (or.so called)
• Capitalism (yesand very extreme)
• Current GovernorEdmund Ho (Abbr.?)

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Origin of Name

• Official Named after the Temple Ma Gok, The
  temple of A-Ma Goddess
• Legend Interesting Story.

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So where exactly it is?
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• 4 Parts Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island, Coloane
  Island, Cotai.
• How big it is?
• Very Big! 28 KM2 (2006)

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MmLets do a little comparison.
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So Exactly how big it is?

• I dont know
• Its literally growing everyday.
• 11.6 Km2 1917
• 15 Km2 1972
• 16.1 Km2 1983
• 21.3 Km2 1994
• 23.6 km² 2000
• 28.6 km² 2007

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Demographics

• 508,500 (2006), 95 Ethnic Chinese (Han people)
• Rest of them Portuguese, Macanese
• Majority religion Chinese Folk religion,
  15Catholic, 5 Protestant
• Official Language Cantonese Chinese, Portuguese.
• Top 10 in life expectancy (CIA)

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History

• Oops..did you get enough sleep last night?

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History

• Early History/Imperial time
• Portuguese settlement
• Colony era
• Handover of China
• Stunting economy bloom

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Early History/Imperial time.

• Claimed by Qin Dynasty (221-206BC)
• Not significant

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Portuguese settlement

• 15th century Age of Discovery
• Chineses Arrogance
• The Trade ship and Its excuse
• Prelude of Colonization in China.

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Colony Era

• 1849 Turning point of China and Macau
• Loss of Opium War
• Colony (1999)
• Avoided WWII
• Several Riots against colony government in mid
  20th cent.

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Handover of China

• 20th Dec. 1999
• End of a chapter of Chinese History
• End of a chapter of World History

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Stunting economy bloom

• 2003 3 Licenses for Gambling industry were open
  for competition
• 2005 Gambling income larger than Las Vegas (1st
  in the World)
• GDP growth 23 (2006)
• 2006 GDP per capita exceeded Hong Kong (1st in
  the Asia)

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Problems

• Economy grows to rapidly
• Social structure
• Tumor of China
• Hidden International Conflict.

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Ok.so whatreally special in Macau??
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Hot Girls!
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And..Hot Guys
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Of course In Macau you can
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But since this is a Cultural presentation

• Sorry.
• I am taking you to a more insightful touryou
  have to discover the hot girls/guys/gambling
  chips your self
• Macau was declared as World Historical
  Heritage, 16th July, 2005 by UNESCO
• Macau preserved a Unique culture which cant be
  found outside this 28 Km of soil.

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Sino-Luso Culture

• Chinese Portuguese Macanese
• Chinese Culture Portuguese Culture Macau
  Culture.
• Like America, Macau is a cultural melting port
• Co-existence is an important value of Macau.
• And we are going to experience our culture
  through
• Architecture and FoodYay!
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Land Mark St Pauls Ruin
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Land Mark Guia Lighthouse
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Land Mark Guia Lighthouse
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Lo Gou Garden
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Mt Fortress
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Senado Square
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A-Ma Temple (Ma Gok)
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Penha Hill
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Bridges, Lakes
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The Tower
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Places for Young and Cool Boilermakers!!
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Cuizzzine!!!!!!
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Macanese Cuisine!
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Macanese Cuisine!
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Macanese Snacks/Dessert
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Cantonese Cuisine/Dessert
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Cantonese Dessert II
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Other Attractions
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Sport Event
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Grand Prix
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Festivals