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==Tourist attractions== [[File:Tam Kung Miu (Macau) 01.JPG|thumb|Tam Kung Temple]] [[File:Coloane_Island_rocks.jpg|thumb|Southern coast of Coloane]] ;Temples * Sam Seng Temple (三圣宫; ''Templo Sam Seng''), also called Kam Fa Temple (金花庙; ''Templo Kam Fa'')<ref>[http://www.temple.mo/?mod=temples&id=112&lang=en Kam Fa Temple (Coloane)], in Macau Temple Civilization website</ref> located at 2 Rua dos Navegantes in Coloane Village. Dedicated to Kam Fa, [[Guanyin|Kun Iam]] and Va Kuong,<ref>[https://macaostreets.iacm.gov.mo/e/route/detail.aspx?gid=8&id=b47c455b-2f6f-46b8-9bea-adac25186c83 Sam Seng Kong Temple] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208121537/https://macaostreets.iacm.gov.mo/e/route/detail.aspx?gid=8&id=b47c455b-2f6f-46b8-9bea-adac25186c83|date=2015-12-08}}, in Macau Streets website</ref> it was built in 1865.<ref>[http://www.macauholiday.com/coloane-temples.html Sam Seng Temple in Coloane], in Ola! Macau Tourism Guide</ref> * [[Guanyin|Kun Iam]] Temple in Coloane Village, located at Travessa do Caetano.<ref>[http://www.temple.mo/?mod=temples&id=114&lang=en Kun Iam Temple (Coloane)], in Macau Temple Civilization website</ref> * Old [[Matsu (goddess)|Tin Hau]] Temple (天后古廟; ''Antigo Templo de Tin Hau'') in Coloane Village<ref>[http://www.macauholiday.com/tin-hau-temple-coloane.html Ancient Tin Hau Temple in Coloane], in Ola! Macau Tourism Guide</ref> * [[Tam Kung Temple (Macau)|Tam Kung Temple]] in Coloane Village. Dedicated to Lord Tam, a [[Taoist]] god of seafarers, it was built in 1862.<ref>[http://www.macauholiday.com/tam-kung-temple.html Tam Kung Temple in Coloane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119233724/http://www.macauholiday.com/tam-kung-temple.html|date=2015-11-19}}, in Ola! Macau Tourism Guide</ref><ref>[http://en.macautourism.gov.mo/sightseeing/sightseeing_detail.php?c=4&id=53#.VmMJ_9IrK00 Tam Kong Temple], on Macau Government Tourist Office website</ref> * Hung Shing Temple in Hac Sa Village<ref>[http://www.temple.mo/?mod=temples&id=110&lang=en Hung Shing Temple in Hac Sa Village], in Macau Temple Civilization website</ref> * Sam Seng Temple (三聖站廟; ''Templo Sam Seng''), in the Ká-Hó (九澳) area, in the northeastern part of the island<ref>[http://www.temple.mo/?mod=temples&id=111&lang=en Sam Seng Temple], in Macau Temple Civilization website</ref> * [[Guanyin|Kun Iam]] Temple (Ká-Hó)<ref>[http://www.temple.mo/?mod=temples&id=113&lang=en Kun Iam Temple (Ka Ho)], in Macau Temple Civilization website</ref> ;Churches * [[Chapel of St. Francis Xavier]] (聖方濟聖堂; ''Capela de São Francisco Xavier)'' of the Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier. The chapel, built in 1928, is located on the southwestern coast of Coloane and stands near a monument commemorating a victory over pirates in 1910. The chapel used to contain some of the most sacred [[Christianity|Christian]] [[relic]]s in Asia, including the remains of [[Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan|26 foreign and Japanese]] Catholic priests who were crucified in [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]] in 1597, as well as those of some of the Japanese Christians who were killed during the [[Shimabara Rebellion]] in 1637. They are now located in the Museum of Sacred Art, opened in 1996 next to the [[Ruins of St. Paul's]]. Another relic was a bone from the arm of St. Francis Xavier, who died in 1552 on [[Shangchuan Island]], {{convert|50|mi|km}} from Macau. This relic has been transferred to [[St. Joseph's Seminary and Church|St. Joseph's Church]].<ref>[http://en.macautourism.gov.mo/sightseeing/sightseeing_detail.php?c=3&id=31#.VmMGV9IrK00 Chapel of St. Francis Xavier], on Macau Government Tourist Office website</ref> * Church of [[Our Lady of Sorrows]] (九澳七苦聖母小堂; ''Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Dores'') in the Ká-Hó area<ref>[http://en.macautourism.gov.mo/sightseeing/sightseeing_detail.php?c=3&id=36#.VmMJo9IrK00 Our Lady of Sorrows Church], on Macau Government Tourist Office website</ref> ;Others * "Fernando", a [[Portuguese cuisine|Portuguese restaurant]] at Baía de Hác Sá, is famous amongst locals in Macau and visitors from [[Hong Kong]] * [[Hac Sa Park]] * [[Macao Giant Panda Pavilion]] * [[Natural and Agrarian Museum]] * [[Seac Pai Van Park]] * Hiking trails of [[Alto de Coloane]] * Former [[Leper colony|leprosarium]] at Ká-Hó; home to five colonial Portuguese-style homes, once used to house female [[leprosy]] patients.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Ká Hó Leprosarium {{!}} Macau, China {{!}} Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/macau/coloane/attractions/former-ka-ho-leprosarium/a/poi-sig/1602571/1341099 |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}</ref> * [[A-Ma]] Statue (媽祖像; ''Estátua de A-Ma'') opened on October 28, 1998 ([[lunar calendar]]: September 9) * [[Balneario|Balneário]]-style beachside resort towns of Hac Sa and Cheoc Van
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