Macao

Macao is situated in the southeast coastal area of Mainland China. Over the past four hundred years, this was the place for fusion of Chinese and western cultures

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government of Macau by Portugal." In April, 1928, the Chinese government notified Portugal to abort the “Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking.” The Chinese and Portuguese governments commenced negotiations on the question of Macau in June 1986. The two signed a Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration the next year, making Macau a special administrative region (SAR) of China. The Chinese government assumed formal sovereignty over Macau on 20 December 1999.

Culture

Its special historical background enables Macao as a living testimony to the integration and co-existence of eastern and western cultures over a unique chapter in history, which can be manifested in the variety of eastern and western festivals.

People in Macao celebrate traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Spring Festival, the Tomb-sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Double Ninth Festival, the Mid-autumn Festival and so on. During the Spring Festival, people would rush to A-Ma Temple to pray for a happy and prosperous new year. On the Double Ninth Festival, there are dragon boat races held as well.

Western festivals like the “Procession of the Passion of Our Lord, the God Jesus, Procession of Our Lady of Fátima, A-Ma Festival, Feast of the Drunken Dragon, Tam Kong Festival” are also celebrated.

Climate

Macao has a humid subtropical monsoon climate and it also bears the characteristics of tropical climate. The average annual temperature of Macao is 22.3 °C. The yearly temperature difference is between 11 °C to 14 °C. It’s humid and rainy during spring and summer, while, in winter and autumn the weather is mostly dry with little rain. Typhoon season is from May to October with a higher frequency from July to September.

Best Time for Travelling

Macao is situated at a seaside region, and its weather is warm, humid, rainy, and distinctive. Spring is from April to May, followed by summer from May to September. Autumn is from September to