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The Historical Museum of Coloane and Taipa in Macau, China inaugurated in 2006,
is located in the earlier Island Council Building. The Portuguese-style building
dating back to 1920s was once the governmental centre of the island's administration.
The Historical museum is a showcase of the history of Coloane and Taipa.
The two-storey Historical Museum of Coloane and Taipa in Macau, China comprise
nine exhibition galleries, a video presentation zone and a souvenir store. An
all-inclusive collection of displays are exhibited at ground floor of the museum.
The objects represent the historical relics and stone architectural ruins unearthed
in Coloane and Taipa islets. They put forward various facts on the expansion
of villages, religions and civilization in Macau, Coloane and Taipa.
The second floor of Historical Museum of Coloane and Taipa in Macau have special
themes, including the history of the earlier Islands Municipal Council, agriculture
and handicrafts in the olden days, the architectural appearances of buildings
in Coloane and Taipa and the modern development of the two islets. A visit to
the museum on your travel to Macau provides the visitors with an enhanced understanding
of the contemporary political and economical advance of Coloane and Taipa. Beautiful
firecracker casing papers, tin foils for firecracker stuffing, firecracker compacting
equipments and ship building gears are also exhibited. Guests can also get a
comprehensive understanding of the internal configuration and the sophisticated
ship construction techniques from the giant suspended beam of a fishing yacht.
The Coloane and Taipa Religion sector in the Historical Museum of Coloane and
Taipa in Macau houses historical objects collected from the oriental and western
religions. Entering the zone, one will see the hundred-year-old Taoist typical
texts, shrine tablets, saints' sculptures and publication blocks imitating the
religious features of places of worship. Demonstrations of religious mores,
including plaques and carvings divulge the spiritual life of the inhabitants
of Coloane and Taipa residents.
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