Macau in the folds of time - the magical coexistence of history and entertainment

The history of Macau is hidden within the mottled wall tiles. The ruins of Dasanba memorial archway stand in silence. Four hundred years of wind and rain have eroded the Baroque reliefs into the patterns of vicissitudes, but it is hard to hide the magnificence of the Renaissance. Climbing up Fortress Mountain, the rusty ancient cannons form a wonderful contrast with the glittering casino hotel in the distance, as if time and space are folded here.

In the Water Dance Theater of the City of Dreams, high-tech water curtains and aerial performances bring people back to modern times. The entertainment industry in Macau is like its architectural style - there may be a magnificent casino hidden at the end of the Portuguese gravel road, and under the sound of the bell at the Notre Dame Cathedral, tourists are scanning a QR code with their phones to pay for a glass of Portuguese red wine. This magical feeling reaches its peak at the Venetian Hotel: the gondola boatmen under the artificial sky hum Italian tunes, while the bow of the boat may be occupied by Eastern tourists wearing Hanfu.

The collision of taste buds is equally exciting. The egg tarts and puff pastry at Andrew's Bakery bloom layer by layer like flower petals, and the filling is rich in milk fragrance, a sweet legacy left by Portuguese colonization. The street vendors' pork chop buns, on the other hand, use thick and juicy pork chops to express the generosity of the people of Macau.