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The A-Ma Temple is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu located in São Lourenço, Macau, China. Built in 1488, the temple is one of the oldest in Macau and thought to be the settlement's namesake.
History
The name Macau was thought to be derived from the name of the temple. It is said that when the Portuguese sailors landed at the coast just outside the temple and asked the name of the place, the natives replied Maa-gok or A-maa-gok (lit. "The Pavilion of the Mother"). The Portuguese then named the peninsula "Macau". The temple was well described in ancient Chinese texts as well as represented in paintings, related to Macao. It is also one of the first scenes photographed in Macao.
In 2005, the temple became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Architecture
The temple consists of six main parts: Gate Pavilion, the Memorial Arch, the Prayer Hall, the Hall of Benevolence (the oldest part of the temple), the Hall of Guanyin, Zhengjiao Chanlin - Buddhist Pavilion.
Gallery
See also
Kun Iam Temple, built in 1627
Tam Kung Temple (Macau), built in 1862
Na Tcha Temple, built in 1888
Sam Kai Vui Kun
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong
Qianliyan & Shunfeng'er
Religion in Macau
List of historic buildings and structures in Macau
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Wu Ma
- Warisan Dunia Makau
- Ma Haiyan
- Tian Shang Sheng Mu
- Hong Kong
- Majapahit
- Borobudur
- Halo (fenomena optis)
- Kungfu
- Dodo
- A-Ma Temple
- Ma Yuan (Han dynasty)
- Ma Manasa Temple, Jakpur
- Ma-Cho Temple
- Mazu
- Historic Centre of Macau
- Dakshineswar Kali Temple
- Tourism in Macau
- List of Mazu temples
- Macau
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