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1月 JAN | NO. 139 2015 中文版 | 2014 第 134期 ENGLISH VERSION | 13/12/2014 Sea of Flowers: Snapdragon Flower Exhibition - 4/1/2015 All Around the City The Snapdragon – known as the goldfish flower – symbolises wealth in Chinese culture, and in It’s a brand New Year, and in this refreshingly cool Souvenir hunters should check out the weekend Taipa Flea the celebrations of the 15th Anniversary of the season it’s just perfect to get out and about at street Market in Old Taipa Village, the popular 5 Outubro Street Establishment of the Macau SAR represents the level – which straightaway means ‘Step Out, Experience Art Fair and the Sun Never Left art performance in the ‘Flower of the sea’ of our maritime city. One floral Macau’s Communities’, a wonderful opportunity to explore picturesque St. Lazarus#1 district; while there are plenty of scene depicts a lighthouse and ship loaded with floral professionally planned routes revealing the hidden gems exhibitions on at Ox Warehouse, Macau Museum, Macau decorations, while another represents an undersea of the city. And put our ‘Weekends in January’ on your Science Centre and Tai Fung Tong Art House. Once again, palace, with sailing vessels returning home. Auspicious walking agenda, too, for open air lion dances, martial arts, Cotai is hosting a variety of top pop performances – and whales, hippocampus and coral scenes feature, Portuguese folk dancing, magic shows and lots more. The lots of seasonal fun for kids and families - while the city’s courtesy of 60,000 pots of many varieties and colours ‘Sea of Flowers: Snapdragon Flower Exhibition’ in Taipa, is orchestras are striking up with gusto! of snapdragon, while 20,000 pots feature numerous another incentive to get out and about, as is ‘Sinulog Festival varieties of winter flower. 2015,’ a traditional Filipino parade with bands, dance troupes and stage performances. Venue: In front of Taipa Houses-Museum Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8504 1209 www.iacm.gov.mo Organizer: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau 13 - 14/1 Step Out and Explore Macau’s Communities Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme Mirror Sea Spirit One of the best things Launched in 2014, the scheme aims not only Celebrating the 15th about this small city to establish service quality standards for the Anniversary of the is that so many of its tourism industry but also to encourage and Establishment of Macau SAR, most important sites support industry partners to provide services Mirror Sea Spirit – a sweeping are within walking of higher quality. The scheme includes two historical Beijing Opera - takes distance of each other, accolades namely “Star Merchant Award” a potted look at the last 100 and on the way to see and “Service Star Award” and targets at the years of the territory via the them you can discover catering industry in 2014. Participants had intensity of opera because, many diverse neighbourhoods and points of interest. The Macau Government Tourist Office undergone assessment of their frontline service as local playwright Mu Xinxin offers four walking tour routes so you can ‘Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities’ standards and management, with 86 successful puts it, “opera precisely confidently, with a printed guide and the free ‘Step Out, Macau’ App downloadable from contenders receiving accreditation certificates coincides with the story of App Store. (Look for the in these stories to find the sites included.) of “Star Merchant Award” and window stickers, the soul.” The opera stars the to be displayed on their premises. Details Beijing Opera Troupe of the A Tour of Historic Trails follows Avenida da Praia Grande to Praca de Ponte e Horta; A Tour about the awarded merchants are listed in the Jiangsu Performing Arts Group, of Nature and Creativity promotes a walk from the Kun Iam Temple to St. Lazarus Church; “Star Merchant Award” – Restaurants and Eateries Guide which can be obtained featuring Macau’s signature drunken dragon performance, the soul of the work threading A Tour of East Meets West directs strollers from Senado Square to the Maritime Museum and from the Tourist Information counters or downloaded from the website of the Macau its way through the vicissitudes of history. A Tour of Arts and Culture starts at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf and ends at A-Ma Temple. Government Tourist Office. Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Macau Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, s/m, NAPE Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Language: Mandarin Ticketing: (853) 2855 5555 www.macauticket.com Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Organizer: Macau Foundation Admission: MOP100 14/11/2014 24/12/2014 Weekends in January Street Smart - 8/2/2015 Cookin’ NANTA - 22/3/2015 On any given weekend, you’re not far from outdoor entertainment in Macau. National Rua de Felicidade (Happiness Street) This comedic skit, playing to packed Intangible Cultural Heritage-listed Cantonese Opera performances, lion dance, martial comes to life with outdoor film shows, audiences all around the world, features three arts demonstrations, Portuguese folk dancing, street dance, magic, and balloon- dances and music (Saturday and Sunday chefs who are ordered by their bad tempered twisting shows fill the city with drama, colour and fun! The town is alive with music, and 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm). And the popular manager to prepare food for a wedding by 6 there’re lots of photo-taking opportunities. Explore historic walking routes in the ‘Step night market serves up old style snacks, o’clock - and teach his young nephew how to Out, Experience Macau’s Communities’ tour with traditional handicraft arts, booths, cook. Thus, the scene is set for chaos in the activity, and plug into the Macau Awareness games and performances (Fridays 7:00 kitchen. The musical, non-verbal drama that Campaign to enjoy a cornucopia of shows pm to 10:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays unfolds is spiced up even more by audience and performances. It all helps tourists and 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Rua de Cinco de participation, who can take up the role of the bride or groom in a traditional Korean wedding residents alike to know Macau better, the Outubro). Street performances, revolving ceremony, competing to pile up dumplings whilst interacting with the performers. East-West city on the sea! round music and art, are always fun with plenty on offer in the old city districts. Time: Tuesdays to Fridays – 8:00 pm Saturdays, Sundays – 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm 22/3 - 8:00 pm Venue: Sands Theatre at the Sands Macau/ No.203, Largo de Monte Carlo, Macau Street performance – 3:30 pm (Barra Square, A-Ma Temple); 5:30 pm (Rua dos Ervanarios); Admission: MOP280 up to 480; participant must be over 5 or older 6:30 pm (Nuwa Temple); 8:00 pm (Rua de Felicidade) Reservation: cotaiticketing.com Enquiries: www.nantamacau.com Lion Dance Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2825 9897 Organizers: Red’s Group Holdings Limited, Chessman Entertainment Production Co. LTD, Nextra 3, 10, 17, 24, 31/1, Saturdays Organizer: The Industry and Commerce Federation of Macau Central and Southern District Marketing and Business Consulting Limited Bombeiros Square, Taipa – 2:00 pm Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) – 3:00 pm Portuguese Folk Dance Hong Kung Temple Square – 4:00 pm 3/1, Saturdays 4, 11, 18, 25/1, Sundays Tap Seac Square – 3:00 pm Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre – 2:00 pm 4, 11, 18, 25/1, Sundays 18/1 Hong Kung Temple Square – 11:00 am Sinulog Festival 2015 Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum Street Dance Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) – 12:00 noon 3, 10, 17, 24, 31/1 Saturdays Feira Do Carmo, Taipa – 1:00 pm A Christian festival honouring Santo The Macau Grand Prix Museum has it all: legendary Bombeiros Square, Taipa – 12:00 noon Nino (Holy Child), the Sinulog dance is racing machines – both cars and bikes – photos Hong Kung Temple Square – 3:00 pm Magic Show and Balloon Twisting characterised by two steps forward and one and videos of the stars, and wonderful tales of their Barra Square (A-Ma Temple) – 4:30 pm 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31/1, step backward, simulating a river current derring-do on the world famous Guia Circuit. Next 4/1, Sundays Saturdays and Sundays Tap Seac Square – 4:00 pm Senado Square – 11:00 am and 3:30 pm when enacted by a large crowd. The biggest door, sample tantalising Portuguese wines (MOP10/ Filipino event in Macau to commemorate per glass or MOP15/three glasses per person) in the Cantonese Opera Music Concert the Filipino nation’s four hundred years of Wine Museum and learn about viniculture on the 3, 10, 17, 24/1, Saturdays 4, 11, 18, 25/1, Sundays Christianity, the day is dedicated to religious Iberian Peninsula. The museum houses more than a Mount Fortress – 11:00 am and 3:00 pm Albergue SCM – 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm activities (11:00 am Mass at St. Lazarus thousand brands of wine from Portugal and China; Chinese Martial Arts Music Performance Church / No. 11 Adro de S. Lázaro) and and you can catch a live performance of Fado by 3, 10, 17/1, Saturdays 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31/1, cultural events bringing all nationalities in the community together. Lunch in Tap Seac Portuguese musician Paulo Pereira from 3:30 pm to Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre – 4:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays Square (12:00 noon) is followed by the excitement of bands and dance troupes, a parade 4:00 pm (2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24/1).