Coloane

Coloane (路 环岛chinese /路 环岛, Pinyin Luhuan Dǎo ) is a city on the island of the same part in the Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. Within the township of Coloane 3,292 people ( 2006 census ) in an area of ​​7.6 square kilometers. The population density is 433 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Geography

Coloane lies south of the Macau Peninsula and east of the island Hengqin, which is part of the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong province. 2001, the island of Coloane was connected by land reclamation with Taipa Island to a larger island with an area of 19.3 square miles (as of 2005 ).

The municipality Coloane has a length of four kilometers and is at the narrowest point 300 meters wide. The highest point is 171 meters high, Alto de Coloane (Ch :叠 石塘 山). The easternmost beach Hac Sa (Ch :黑沙 海滩, Portuguese: Baía de Sá Hác ) and the south to Bay Cheoc Van ( Chinese:竹 湾, Portuguese: Baía de Cheoc Van ) are of the population to recover utilized.

History

Coloane was formerly under the name Jiuhaoshan (九 澳 山"mountain of nine bays " ), Yanzaowan (盐 灶 湾" Salzofen Bay " ), and Guoluhuan (过路 环" ring road " ) known.

From the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to the beginning of Portuguese rule in 1864 was Coloane salt supplier for China. Following the expansion of Macao into a major trading port lost Coloane in importance and was until 1910 base by pirates, when Portuguese police on the island of Coloane several Chinese children from pirates hand liberated between the 12th and 19th July under the fire of the gunboats Patria and Macau.

With the opening of a 2.2 -kilometer bridge to Taipa 1969, Estrada do Istmo the, began a concentrated settlement Coloanes. Ended in 1999 the Portuguese colonial rule and Coloane was handed over to the People's Republic of China.

Since 2001, combines a new ground area called Cotai (formed from the words of Coloane and Taipa ) bisherig the individual islands. There was a new city with numerous hotels, casinos, restaurants and shops. Were also built film studios, theaters, an arena and exhibition and convention centers. Additional hotel and casino complexes are under construction or in planning.

Attractions

Among the most well-known attractions include the Chapel of Saint Francisco de Xavier (圣 方 济 各 圣堂). The chapel, built in 1928, is located on the south coast of the peninsula. Nearby stands a monument to commemorate the victory over the Pirates in 1910.

The chapel contains some of the most important holy Christian relics in Asia, including the remains of 26 foreign and Japanese Catholic priests who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597, as well as by some of the Japanese Christians who were killed during the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637. The chapel also has a bone from the arm of Francisco de Xavier, 1552 on the island Shangchuan, 50 miles from Macau, died.

Other important sights are Coloanes a Taoist temple, dedicated to the seafarers goddess " Tam Kung " (谭公庙), the old temple "Tin Hau " (天后 古庙), built in 1998, the statue of " A-Ma " (妈祖 像), the Church "memory of Our Lady of Sorrows " (九 澳 七 苦 圣母 小 堂), the Museum of Nature and Agriculture (土地 暨 自然博物馆), Avenida de Cinco de Outubro (十月 初五 马路), the park " Baía de Sá Hác " and Coloane Park.