Macau (Portuguese-speaking Macau or English-speaking Macau), referred to as "Macau", is the full name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region. It is located on the west side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China, where Chinese mainland meets the South China Sea. It is adjacent to Guangdong Province, 60 kilometers away from Hong Kong and 0/45 kilometers away from Guangzhou/KLOC. Macao consists of Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Luhuandao, with a land area of 32.9 square kilometers. By the end of 2020, the total population will reach 683,200.

1553, the Portuguese obtained the right of abode in Macao. 1887, 12, 1, Portugal formally occupied Macao through the formalities of diplomatic documents. The Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC) resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao. The collision of eastern and western cultures for hundreds of years has made Macao a unique city, leaving a lot of historical and cultural relics. On July 6th, 2005, Macao Historic District officially became a United Nations World Cultural Heritage.

The origin of place names:

Macao used to be a small fishing village. Its real name is Haojing or Haojing 'ao, and it was called "Macau" because it could be called "Macau" at that time. Macau and its vicinity are rich in oysters, so later generations changed the name to a more elegant "Hao Jing". A Brief History of Macau published during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty said: "The name of Hao Jing was written in the history of Ming Dynasty.

East-west five or six miles, north-south half way, north-south two bays, you can park. Or North and South Bay, round as a mirror, called Haojiang. From this name, a series of Macao aliases such as Haojiang, Haijing and Jinghai were derived.

The English name of Macao comes from Mazu. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1553), the Portuguese obtained the right of abode in Macau from the Guangdong local government in the Ming Dynasty, becoming the first Europeans to enter China. At that time, the Portuguese landed near Mazu Tempel and asked the local people about the place names here. Because it is next to Mazu Tempel, the locals answer Mazu, so Macau is named Macau (Portuguese transliteration of Mazu Tempel), and the mainland is often spelled Macau.