Portuguese ups and downs

Having first arrived in Macau in the early 1500s, Portuguese traders used its natural harbour as a convenient place to … More

A-Ma

The story of A-Ma (also called Mazu or Matsou) starts on Meizhou Island off the coast of the southeastern province … More

The third temple we visited that day was Ditan (“Temple of Earth“) Park which is home to the Temple of … More

We came out of the Lama Temple and had a better look at the road the entrance was in. There … More

Yonghe Gate, originally the main entrance to it is now called Devaraja Hall (Hall of the Heavenly Kings), as there … More

After the conference, we set off by metro to the Lama Temple (Yonghe Lamasery). We had been there on our … More

I spent the long Easter weekend at my parents’ and asked my mother about the hat from the last post. … More

The next day I decided to go shopping, we had agreed that seeing that it was wet and misty going on … More

The following day we walked over to the Olympic park. After admiring the Bird’s Nest from the outside we arrived at a … More

On the west is the Palace of Abstinence where the Emperor would fast for some days before the ceremony began. … More