xinma road, the heart of the city (it takes about 11O minutes). The official name of xinma road is Amata Lipilu road. Most Macao people like to simply call it xinma road, which is the main street in the urban area, connecting Nanwan Street and Neigang. This road is less than 2 kilometers long, but traces of Macao's past life can be seen everywhere. Starting point-Bank of China Building This is the tallest building in Macau, next to which stands the new Atlantic Bank Building, which still retains the front wall of 1912 and has built a towering modern building. The first shopping area goes along the new road, and on the left is the modern central square, where there are many famous shops like Giorgio Armani, Saint Laurent and ESCADA. Just one block away is Nanguang Arts and Crafts Center, which specializes in selling high-quality gold, jewelry, porcelain, handicrafts and other souvenirs. Further on, you will reach the Macau City Hall, which is its old name. Completed in 1784, after several repairs and expansions, it still maintains the layout style of southern European court in the 6th century. In the center of the garden behind the discussion pavilion, there is a ball-shaped platform covered with grass, with cross lines arranged on it, symbolizing Portugal's early world exploration. In front of the discussion pavilion, this is a gathering place of Macao's essence, which "includes" the hurried pace of office workers, the trivial mothers of housewives, the leisure of the elderly and the playful children. If you want to appreciate every aspect of Macao's prosperity and simplicity, you must sit here. This square floor, with an area of 3,711 square meters, is inlaid with gravel by Portuguese craftsmen in the traditional style of southern Europe, just like the sea surface with light waves, and it has been continuous to the St. Paul's archway. This section of the road has been designated for pedestrians only, and all vehicles are prohibited. On both sides of qiandi, there are three-story western-style buildings in yellow, pink and light green, including Renzitang Building, the oldest European charity in the Asian continent, the Tourism Department of the Macao government, and many famous fashion shops. Every festival or large-scale event, such as the Lunar New Year or the International Arts Festival, relevant organizations will hold performances here for the public to enjoy. The post office is located opposite the city hall. Macao stamps have a small circulation, and some sheetlets have only tens of thousands of prints. Every time a new stamp product is published, many people will queue up here to buy it. At the front end of Notre Dame de Roses is the Notre Dame de Roses, which was built by Dominican monks in 1591. Because it was originally made of wooden partitions, it is also called "Banzhangtang". The whole building is as beautiful and elegant as its name. Opening hours are usually in the afternoon, so you must ring the doorbell first, then enter from the side gate and bypass a long inner colonnade to reach the inside of the church. There are many interesting oil paintings and statues in the church, especially the statue of Jesus Christ, from which we can see the special features of Spanish religious art. The second shopping area continues along Xinma Road, and there are some Chinese medicine shops and jewelry shops on the right. After the Central Hotel (opened in 1928 and used to be the gaming center of Macau), there is Camp Street (which can turn to Guolan Street). On Xinma Road, you can also see many old pawn shops, and some exquisite reliefs are preserved on the front wall of street buildings. Most of these old buildings have been renovated. Turn into Lushitang Lane, and you can see Fo Xiao Lou (the oldest restaurant in Macau, famous for roast pigeon). Turn left again, and you will arrive at Fulong New Street (the famous place of fireworks in the past), which can lead to the Inner Harbor. There are countless shops selling everything from salted fish to Macao's flavor cakes and pork barbecued in an open stove ... Turn right and you will arrive at the Inner Harbor Pier, opposite the International Hotel, which is the sign at the end of the new road. A collection of cultural relics and historic sites-the St. Paul's (about 75-121 minutes) St. Paul's archway From the front of the discussion pavilion, you can see the ancient wall of the Great Fort standing behind the Notre Dame de Rose. Turn at Banzhangtang Street to Maicaodi Street, and walk along Dasanba Street (where there are good antique shops and furniture shops) to reach the stone steps in front of Dasanba archway (the ruins of St. Paul's Church). The burned St. Paul's Church was designed by an Italian priest, which blended the baroque architecture and oriental architecture of the European Renaissance. It took 25 years for Japanese craftsmen to carve it carefully and was built in 1637. It was the largest Catholic church in the Far East at that time. The church has a monastery with courses in philosophy of God, Neo-Confucianism and other sciences, which is no less than that of European universities at that time. The names of Matteo Ricci, Tang Ruowang and Wu Li are still kept in St. Paul's student roster. This church seems to have an indissoluble bond with fire, and it has experienced three fires since its inception. On the evening of October 26th, 1835, Macau was hit by a strong typhoon, and St. Paul's Church caught fire. The wind helped the fire for more than two hours, leaving only the door wall of this famous cathedral in the Far East, which looks like the China archway, and it is also the most precious front wall of the church for future generations to mourn. Up to now, there are still many exquisite sculptures with rich meanings on this surviving wall, which reminds people of the glory of this building in its heyday. St. Paul's antique street goes down the stone steps in front of the archway and along two rows of shops, which is Caodi Street. Although you may not know the market price of antiques, and you may not meet a Ming porcelain vase or a Shang bronze ware, there are many antique shops near guanyin temple, which is enough to satisfy your curiosity. Among them, most of the treasures in the Qing Dynasty, such as snuff bottles, porcelain and furniture, of course, there are also a few fake products that can be confused. When purchasing, they rely on their identification skills and luck, and bargaining skills can also come in handy. Macao Museum Other museums in Macao have a specific theme, and the Macao Museum strives to cover all aspects of this land and its people's lives, from the appearance of the first village to today's return at the end of the century. Although the exhibits are not expensive, they are rich in content and of high historical value, and their purpose is to keep people's good memories of local life in Macao forever.