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Explore Hengqin in China
Hengqin in the region of Guangdong Sheng is a town in China - some 1,241 mi or ( 1997 km ) South of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Hengqin is now 07:27 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zhaoqing, Zhuhai, Wanzai, Shenzhen, and Shantou. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zhaoqing . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hengqin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Introducing Galaxy Macau
Promotional Video of Galaxy Macau ..
Galaxy Macau - Sneak Peek - English Version
A sneak peek of things to come early 2011! ..
The Venetian Macau 馬交
Here we arrive to the Venetain and check out the space. 馬交Macau 08 ..
The Venetian, Macau_Standard Room
At several hundred square feet, this room is bigger than my apartment..... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Coloane
Coloane is one of the two main islands of the Macau Special Administrative Region, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa (氹仔, Dàngzǎi), and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province. Coloane was known in Cantonese as Gau Ou Saan (九澳山, lit. "Nine-inlet Mountain", transcribed in Portuguese as Ká-Hó) and Yim Zou Waan (鹽灶灣, lit. "Salt-stove Bay"). The Portuguese name "Coloane" is derived from the Cantonese pronunciation of Gwo Lou Waan (過路環, lit.
Located at 22.13 113.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Hac Sa Beach
Hac Sa Beach is the largest natural beach in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is on the southeast side of Coloane. As its Chinese name implied, Hac Sa Beach is famous for its black sand. However, to prevent the beach from disappearing due to erosion, the government "refilled" the beach with yellow sand.
Located at 22.12 113.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Cotai Strip
The Cotai Strip is a major land reclamation project in Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. The land reclamation project includes joining the two islands of Coloane and Taipa, and is part of the Macau government's continuous efforts to expand the region's territory.
Located at 22.14 113.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Cotai
Cotai (Port. Zona do Aterro de Cotai) is a 5.2 square kilometres piece of newly reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane islands in Macau, that has not yet been assigned to any of the freguesias. The Chinese and Portuguese names are a portmanteau of the two islands, Coloane and Taipa. Cotai was created to provide Macau with a new gambling and tourism area since Macau is so densely populated and land is scarce.
Located at 22.14 113.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Hengqin New Area
Hengqin Dao is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and Special Economic Zone in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. It has a population of about 3,000. The whole island is designated a special economic district, as Hengqin New Area, similar to Binhai New Area in Tianjin and Pudong New Area in Shanghai.
Located at 22.12 113.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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