Macau | Longevity and Portuguese Charm of the Indigenous Portuguese Residential in Rua do Cunha
Walking through Taipa's Cross Park, you can see five Portuguese-style buildings built in 1921, which were the official residences of senior officials in Macau at that time, as well as the homes of Macanese Portuguese families.
Macanese refers to a group of people who were born and raised in Macau, with Portuguese as their first language, mostly practicing Catholicism, and identifying with Portuguese culture as their primary culture and identity.
In 1992, it was listed in the Macau Cultural Heritage List and later renovated into the Casas - Museu da Taipa, a residential-style museum with Portuguese charm. From west to east, there are the Life House of Portuguese Charm, the Art Gallery, the Creative House, the Style House, and the Welcome House. It was opened to the public in 1999.
▶️Puyun Lifestyle Pavilion
Formerly known as the House of the Macanese People, it displays furniture and decorations from the Macanese people's former residences, imitating their living conditions at that time.
▶️Huiyi Gallery
Formerly known as "Island Home", showcasing a photo exhibition about Macau, with exhibition themes changing periodically.
▶️Chuanghui Museum
Formerly known as the Portuguese House, the first floor mainly sells books, stamps, handicrafts related to Macau and Portugal. The second floor introduces the history of Macau.
▶️Scenic Hall
Formerly known as Exhibition Hall, mainly used to hold various types of thematic exhibitions, mainly focused on photography and Western painting.
▶️Welcome Inn
Not open to the public, mainly used for official banquets.
Nearby is the Church of Our Lady of Carmo, built in 1885, which is the only Catholic church in Taipa. The exterior walls are beige and there is a bell tower on top.
📍Avenida Marginal de Taipa, Macau
🕙 Museum opening hours: 10:00-19:00 (closed on Mondays)
💰Free
📷2022.12.22
Long Huan Portuguese style residential museum.
The Taipa Houses–Museum is housed in a set of old houses in Taipa, Macau, China. The museum complex consists of five houses, of which four display various artefacts and exhibits on life during Macau's colonial era while another serves as an event venue. The houses were built in 1921.
"Longhuan Portuguese rhyme" is one of the eight scenes of Macau. "Dragon Ring" is the old name of Taipa, "Portuguese rhyme" refers to the Portuguese architectural charm here, including the seaside road of many Portuguese-style houses, Jiamo Church, cross garden and other charming scenery like poetry, of which five green small buildings are the most representative. The Church of Our Lady of Kammo was built in 1885 when the Portuguese first visited Taipa Island and is the only Catholic church in Taipa. The "seaside road" on the edge of these five Portuguese-style buildings was actually located on the beach of Taipa. In 2000, it began to gradually reclamate the sea, linking Taipa Island and the road around the island, making the two islands into one island, and the middle of the island is the current road. This seaside road witnessed the land changes of Taipa Island and the road around the island, while the road sign of the "seaside road" was intact and retained.
One of the eight scenes of Macau, my friend and I walked up the slope for more than 10 minutes from the end of Guanye Street. The pink green Portuguese architecture is very beautiful. The building faces a lotus pond. The traditional building is in line with the modern buildings on the other side. I believe that the summer lotus will be more beautiful when it is full.
There are five such villa buildings, with a strong Portuguese architectural style, is one of the eight scenery of Macau, beautiful scenery.
Taipa Houses is a very important cultural heritage spot in Macau and it represents charming Portugal architectural style. It was wonderful trip and places I've visited.
Macau has been there for a few years, Longhuan Luyun Residential Museum, every time I go to Macau, I will go to a line 㖞.