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This article is about the bay. For the lake, see Nam Van Lake. Bay in Macau
Praia Grande Bay (Nam Van)
Praia Grande Bay (Nam Van) is located in MacauPraia Grande Bay (Nam Van)Praia Grande Bay (Nam Van)
Coordinates22°10′35″N 113°32′46″E / 22.17639°N 113.54611°E / 22.17639; 113.54611
TypeBay
River sourcesPearl River
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean
Basin countriesMacau
SettlementsMacau
Zhuhai
Praia Grande
Traditional Chinese大灣
Simplified Chinese大湾
Literal meaningLarge Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàwān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdaai6 waan1
Nam Van
Traditional Chinese南灣
Simplified Chinese南湾
Literal meaningSouth Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánwān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4 waan4

Praia Grande Bay (Portuguese: Baía da Praia Grande, lit. 'large beach' or Chinese: 大灣; lit. 'large bay') or Nam Van (Chinese: 南灣; lit. 'south bay'), officially known as Ou Mun (Chinese: 澳門), is a bay in Macau. Located on the east side of the Macau Peninsula, it served as the chief promenade in Macau. It was the site of the governor's palace, the administrative offices, the consulates, and the leading commercial establishments. It has been credited as probably the "most depicted view of 19th-century Macau", and its most characteristic landmark for many years. The bay was confined by the Fortress of St. Francis in the north-east and the Fortress of Bomparto in the south-west. Only a few colonial buildings remain, and the landscape has been largely altered by land reclamation and high-rise buildings.

Gallery

  • The Praia Grande (published 1843) The Praia Grande (published 1843)
  • Praia Grande from the north, c. 1830 Praia Grande from the north, c. 1830
  • Praia Grande from the south, c. 1830 Praia Grande from the south, c. 1830
  • View of Praia Grande from a doorway on Penha Hill, 1834 View of Praia Grande from a doorway on Penha Hill, 1834
  • Praia Grande, 1825–52 Praia Grande, 1825–52
  • Praya Grande from Mr. Endicott's Garden, 1860 - 80 Praya Grande from Mr. Endicott's Garden, 1860 - 80

See also

References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Macao" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 191; see lines six to eight. Along the east side of the peninsula runs the Praya Grande, or Great Quay, the chief promenade in Macao, on which stand the governor's palace, the administrative offices, the consulates and the leading commercial establishments
  2. ^ Lamas, Rosmarie W. N. (2006). Everything in Style: Harriett Low's Macau. Hong Kong University Press. p. 39. ISBN 9622097898.
  3. Lee, Choy Khoon; Lee, Khoon Choy (2008). Passage Through China. China Knowledge Press. p. 558. ISBN 9814163430.
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