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(1782-1834), the first Protestant missionary to China and author of the first Chinese-English
dictionary.
CEMETERY
CEMETERY OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
(, Cemitério de São Miguel Arcanjo MAP GOOGLE MAP ;2a Estrada do Cemitério; 8am-6pm; 7,
7A, 8)
This cemetery, northeast of Monte Fort, contains tombs and sepulchres that can only be de-
scribed as baroque ecclesiastical works of art. Near the main entrance is the Chapel of St
Michael (, Capela de São Miguel MAP GOOGLE MAP ;2a Estrada do Cemitério; 10am-6pm; 7,
7A, 8) , a doll-sized, pea-green church with a tiny choir loft and pretty porticoes.
MUSEUM
SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL HOUSE
(, Casa Memorativa de Doutor Sun Yat Sen MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2857 4064;1 Rua de Silva
Mendes; 10am-5pm Wed-Mon; 2, 2A, 5, 9, 9A, 12)
This mock-Moorish house (c 1910) commemorates Dr Sun Yatsen's (1866-1925) brief stay
in Macau where he gathered support to overthrow the Qing dynasty. You'll see documents
and personal belongings of the 'Father of the Chinese Republic'. Interestingly, Sun himself
had never lived in the house, though it was built by his son, and his first wife Lu Muzhen
lived here until she died in 1952.
MARKET
RED MARKET
(, Mercado Almirante Lacerda MAP GOOGLE MAP ;cnr Avenida do Almirante Lacerda & Avenida
Horta e Costa; 7.30am-7.30pm; 23, 32)
Designed by Macanese architect Júlio Alberto Basto, this three-storey art-deco building
with a clock tower houses a lively wet market. It was so-named because of the red bricks
used in its construction.
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