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A-Ma Temple (Ma Kok Miu)

West Mountainside of Mage, Macau, China
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Ranked #21 of 136 attractions in Macau
Type: Religious Sites
Traveller Description: The A-Ma Temple is located in the southeast part of the Macau Peninsula, a short distance away from the historic Macau city centre area.  It is the... more »
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

There's the old temple which is hectic and rather commercialised but very interesting - it is a must see and is classical in every way. We also went to the new A-Ma temple - spectacular views, superb re-creation of an ancient building and far less busy.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

The A-Ma temple is a nice, peaceful and quiet place of worship. There tend to be a lot of tourists thronging this temple which is at a stone throws distance from the Macau Tower. It is beautiful and well maintained. One will typically find a lot of worshipers at the temple performing rites even during busy work days.

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Hong Kong, null, Hong Kong
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

Built on a hill, facing the sea, a perfect location for a temple. We loved the atmosphere with the stairs, incense, offerings, etc but not the crowd, people were just pushing through, disturbing people who were praying.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

This is a beautiful temple in Macau and is a Chinese Temple. Amazed to see varities of incense sticks being lit in this temple.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

It is still very much a practicing temple, used by the locals. It was not big. We liked the circular incenses..

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

If you do the heritage walk of Macau, you will see heaps of churches. It was nice to see the other side of the heritage in this temple. This temple is historical. When entering this temple, be prepared to smell the burning incense. There is also a wishing tree located in the temple where worshipers writes their wish on charms... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

We found this temple very interesting but were a bit put off by the pushy crowd and the huge amount of incense being burnt....it was quite overwhelming and made the experience a bit disappointing

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

I loved this place. The serenity and the rich history of it. Beautiful prayer rooms and incense in the air, and I really liked the path to praying here, one had to go up and everywhere around the temple to offer incense sticks and devotion and I can say that I've been to a lot of temples before but I... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Nice temple but smokey. I like the smell of incense but this was a bit much. Since it is built into a hillside the smoke has no place to go since the temple faces the sea. The temple climbs a rocky hill with various grottoes.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

THe temple is high up on a hill side so has great view. It is only a simple old temple with the least of religious significance. Too crowded with tourists from the tour buses.If you are not a keen buddhist, can give it a miss.

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