Editing Coloane (section)

== Lai Chi Vun Village ==
[[File:Lai Chi Vun Shipyard.jpg|thumb|A ship being built in a local shipyard.]]
Lai Chi Vun Village ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Vila de Lai Chi Vun''; {{zh|c=荔枝碗村|cy=|labels=no}}) is a small settlement located directly north of Coloane Village. The route to the village, the Estrada de Lai Chi Vun, begins at the intersection of Estrada de Seac Pai Van and Estrada do Campo in the north and ends at Largo do Cais in the south. The towering banyan tree at the northern end of the marks the northern entrance to the village, whose name is associated with its abundance in lychee trees in the past and its bowl-shaped bay.

The [[Shipyards in Macau#Coloane|shipyards]] that once lay beyond the village are nowadays left in disuse. The single-storey business premises of Veng Lok Shipyard and of Association of Shipbuilders of Macau-Taipa-Coloane are located inside the small courtyard to the right of the road atop the hill. All the way down the road to the western side is the one-storey office building of the Customs office of Coloane in Portuguese architectural style.

Coloane Pier, which was once the only entry and exit point of Coloane, is located along the waterfront facing Largo do Cais the southern end of the road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://macaostreets.iacm.gov.mo/e/parish7/detail.aspx?id=bd269a47-7e8e-49e2-8784-0b823fc1b322|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228000537/https://macaostreets.iacm.gov.mo/e/parish7/detail.aspx?id=bd269a47-7e8e-49e2-8784-0b823fc1b322|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2017|title=Macao Streets Homepage - Estrada de Lai Chi Vun|website=macaostreets.iacm.gov.mo|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref>

The Lai Chi Vun shipyards are currently being evaluated to determine whether they meet the Macau SAR’s legal definition of cultural relics. The site is potentially significant because Macau's shipbuilding industry began at the shipyards and because of the formation of a historical village near the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/consultation-lai-chi-vun-shipyards-starts-monday.html|title=Consultation on Lai Chi Vun shipyards starts Monday|date=18 January 2018 }}</ref>