Coloane

Coloane is ane o the twa main islands o the Macau special admeenistrative region, locatit directly sooth o Macau's ither main island, Taipa (氹仔, Dàngzǎi), an east o Hengqin Island o Zhuhai in Guangdong province.

Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier 聖方濟各堂區 Saunt Francis Xavier Pairish
Pairish
Hac Sa Bay Park
Saunt Francis Xavier Pairish in Macau
Kintra	Macau, Cheenae
Region	Municipality o the Islands
Time zone	UTC+8 (Macau Staundart)
Area code(s)	0

Coloane Island
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	路環島
Simplified Chinese	路环岛
Jyutping	lou6 waan4 dou2
Leeteral meanin	Road Ring Island
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lùhuán Dǎo IPA [lûxwǎn tàu] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanisation Lùhhwán Dǎu Jyutping lou6 waan4 dou2 IPA [lòu wȁːn tǒu]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Ilha de Coloane

Coloane
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	聖方濟各堂區
Simplified Chinese	圣方济各堂区
Jyutping	Sing3 Fong1 Zai2 Go3 Tong4 Koe1
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngfāngjìgè Tángqū IPA [ʂə̂ŋfáŋtɕîkɤ̂ tʰǎŋtɕʰý] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sing3 Fong1 Zai2 Go3 Tong4 Koe1 IPA [ɕɪ̄ŋ fɔ́ːŋ tsɐ̌i kɔ̄ː tsɔ̄ː tʰɔ̏ːŋ kʰœ́ː]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier

Coloane wis kent in Cantonese as Gau Ou Saan (九澳山, lit. "Nine-inlet Muntain", transcribit in Portuguese as Ká-Hó) an Yim Zou Waan (鹽灶灣, lit. "Salt-stove Bay"). The Portuguese name "Coloane" is derivit frae the Cantonese pronunciation o Gwo Lou Waan (過路環, lit. "Passing-road Ring").

Geografie

Relatit page: Coloane Veelage

Coloane haes a aurie o 8.07 km² (4-km lang) an is 5.6 km frae the Macau Peninsula. It is connectit tae Taipa bi a 2.2 km causewey, the Estrada dae Istmo, houiver laund reclamation haes pheesically connectit the twa islands an a new toun cried Cotai haes been biggit atween Taipa an Coloane, which is hame tae the Cotai Strip an mony ither casinos unner development.

The narraeest pairt o Coloane is 300 metres. The heichest pynts in Macau are eastren an central Coloane, wi the heichest pynt bein the 171-metre Alto de Coloane (Chin.: 疊石塘山, Port.: Alto de Coloane ). The northren shore o the island is 4.5 m deep, an is the steid o the Macau Deepwater Port. The eastren Hac Sa Beach (Chin.: 黑沙海灘, Port.: Baía de Hác Sá) an the soothren Cheoc Van Bay (Chin.: 竹灣, Port.: Baía de Cheoc Van) are popular soummin beaches. At Baía de Hác Sá thare is a Portuguese restaurant cried "Fernandos", famous amangst locals in Macau an tourists frae Hong Kong.

History

Frae the Song Dynasty onwairds an till the Portuguese arrival in 1864, Coloane wis a sea saut ferm for Cheenae. Efter thair arrival, the Portuguese made Macau an important tradin port, but Coloane remained desertit, which wis uised as a base bi pirates till 1910. The island haes acome mair populatit efter the Estrada dae Istmo wis feenished in 1969.

Tourism

Famous steids on the island include:

• Tam Kung Temple (譚公廟), dedicatit tae Lord Tam, a Taoist god o seafares
• Old Tin Hau Temple (天后古廟)
• A-Ma Statue (媽祖像), biggit on 28 October 1998 (lunar calendar: 9 September)
• Kirk o Oor Lady o Sorrows, Ká-Hó (九澳七苦聖母小堂)
• Chapel o St. Francis Xavier (聖方濟各聖堂), o the São Francisco Xavier Pairish (聖方濟各堂區). The chapel, biggit in 1928, is locatit on the soothren coast o the island an staunds near a monument commemoratin a victory ower pirates in 1910. The chapel uised tae contain some o the maist saucrit Christian relics in Asie, includin the remains o 26 foreign an Japanese Catholic priests who wur crucifee'd in Nagasaki in 1597, as well as those o some o the Japanese Christians who wur killed durin the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637. Amang them wis a bane frae the airm o St. Francis Xavier, who dee'd in 1552 on Sanchuan Island, 50 mile (80 km) frae Macau, afore it wis transferred tae Saunt Joseph's Seminar an the Sacred Airt Museum [1] Archived 2006-09-04 at the Wayback Machine.
• Museum o Natur an Agricultur (土地暨自然博物館)
• Avenida de Cinco de Outubro (十月初五馬路)
• Hac Sa Bay Park an Coloane Park

• 
  Tam Kung Temple
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  Auld Tin Hau Temple
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  Coloane rocks
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  Coloane Pier

External links

• Google Maps : Macau / Coloane