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Guia Fortress (including Guia Chapel and Lighthouse)

The Guia Fortress was built between 1622-1838. It consists of Guia Chapel
and the Lighthouse. Although the Chapel is the building that belongs to

western religion, it is easy to see the combination of Chinese and the West
through the decoration. The frescoes inside the Chapel, for instance,

presents Western and Chinese themes which is about motifs of religious
and mythological inspiration. Some angels standing on the clouds and

these clouds look similar to the “祥雲”, which is an element of
traditional Chinese art. This presents the cultural exchange between China

and the West. On the other hand, the lighthouse introduces the cultural
and technological exchange between East and West in Macau. The
lighthouse was built in 1865, It is the first modern lighthouse on the

Chinese Coast. The whole Guia Fortress actually is the symbols of Macao’s
maritime, military and missionary past.

Conclusion Macau is small, but it is an attractive tourist spot. Apart from

shopping and gambling, tourist may want to experience Macau in cultural
aspect, especially the combination of East and West. Then you should not

miss the Historic Center of Macao, a World Heritage that locate at Macau
Peninsula. Tourist can see Portuguese architecture such as 'Leal Senado'
Building; Visit the Ruin of St. Paul and A-Ma temple to see the religions in

Macau and its unique coexistence of Chinese and Western religion; feel
the cultural and technological exchange through the Guia Chapel and

lighthouse at the Guia Fortres