How to Enjoy This Winter? Go to Macau for an Exciting Adventure!

Head to Macau for an electrifying winter experience!

Let’s first delve into the city of Macau. Macau is not a city that can be easily summarized in a few words; it presents a dual personality. On one hand, it boasts extravagant hotels and bustling residential areas. While at its core, it preserves an intact ancient and European-style charm. Like most tourist cities, you’ll encounter more people speaking Mandarin and various foreign languages on the streets, sometimes making you forget that Cantonese is the prevailing language here.

Despite its modest size, Macau is home to numerous renowned tourist attractions. For instance, the Macau Peninsula is rich in historical architecture; Taipa Island is a hub for luxurious hotels and shopping centers; Coloane Island is a tranquil and artistically refreshing village.

Let me tell you how Macau’s winter is full of excitement and splendor.

**Excitement 1 | Macau Food Festival**

Macau’s winter features a once-a-year gastronomic feast—the Macau Food Festival. It’s a paradise for food lovers, and I couldn’t be happier! Let me introduce you to the Macau Food Festival, an annual gastronomic carnival that was first held at the end of 2001.

The scale of the Food Festival has been expanding over the years. Initially focusing on local cuisine, it has now evolved into an international event, transforming from a simple food festival to a gastronomic carnival.

This year’s Macau Food Festival is a global culinary extravaganza, gathering nearly a hundred local specialty dining shops. It features five major food streets: Chinese Restaurant Street, European Food Street, Asian Food Street, Flavor Food Street, and Dessert Street. There’s even a Japanese Food Street located in the underground area of West Bay Lake.

While girls who care about their appearance might consider dieting, at the Macau Food Festival, I can’t worry about that. The festival’s vast scale and the overwhelming variety of foods are simply irresistible. You don’t even have to leave the country to taste specialty cuisines from around the world.

In addition to eye-catching Indian flying pancakes with various flavors like scallion oil, banana, durian, mango, and pineapple, there’s also Asian cuisine, Thai food, Vietnamese food, Japanese food, and Singaporean food, which makes you feel incredibly happy.

The food carnival not only offers a rich and diverse food culture but also features artistic performances and lucky draws. The majority of visitors are couples and families with children.

At the Macau Food Festival venue, you will find hand sanitizer stations at multiple locations, and staff strictly wear masks and gloves. Visitors must show their health code and have their temperature checked by the staff. The dining area is arranged with four-person tables and chairs at a safe distance of one meter, with table partitions, demonstrating the meticulousness of the on-site epidemic prevention efforts.

West Bay Lake Square in Macau is home to the iconic Macau Tower, a landmark presence in Macau. The Macau Tower, together with the surrounding West Bay Lake and South Bay Lake, forms a stunning scenery of ‘two lakes and one tower,’ where you can enjoy the view, savor the food, and relish life.

**Excitement 2 | Macau Grand Prix**

In Macau, you can also witness the thrilling sight of racing cars and super cool drivers on the track. It was my first time watching a car race, and I was amazed at how fast the cars were, almost to the point of being invisible.

The Macau Grand Prix is a historic car racing event held annually from the third Thursday to Sunday in November. It is the world’s oldest street car race and the only one that co-hosts car and motorcycle races.

During the festive moments of the race, drivers meet on high-speed straights and twisty corners. The narrowest part of the entire track is only 7 meters wide, making it one of the most challenging tracks in the world.

This racing feast attracts countless people’s attention every year, including top drivers and car racing enthusiasts. Even newcomers can be seen at the Macau Grand Prix.

**Excitement 3 | Macau Winter Carnival**

Snow is a symbol of winter, and in November in Macau, you can play with real snow! Surprising, isn’t it?

The third Macau Winter Carnival will be held from November 12th to December 27th at the Macau Tower Street (next to the Macau Tower). The event immerses us in the only outdoor real snow playground in Macau, featuring a cultural and creative photo area, a children’s wonderland, and a booth game area, among other fun projects. It’s fantastic!

As a girl from the north, I’m no stranger to snow, but many of my friends from the south get very excited when they talk about snow. Come to the Macau Winter Carnival and enjoy the joy of the ice and snow world.

The endless crystal universe allows me to understand the space of the universe from an artistic perspective. The valley of flowers and people, where multiple seasons change in the work, allows me to search for loss, immersion, and rebirth. The sculpture of light, where the collection of light on a plane rebuilds space and forms a three-dimensional sculpture.

This art museum is a visual enjoyment of artistic creativity, and it is also a display of works that explore new cognition of people and nature and the world.

The concept of the giant work group allows you to immerse yourself in it together, integrate with the work, and perceive the charm of art.

Travel and Epidemic Prevention Guide to Macau

Macau has done a great job in epidemic prevention and control, and many activities have been held in November. More activities will be launched in the future. Macau is now considered a very safe tourist destination!

Mainland residents need to present the Hong Kong and Macau Pass when going to Macau, and the certificate endorsement must be valid. Remember to apply for endorsement at the exit and entry office in advance. Now that the free travel to Macau has been restored nationwide, all provinces and cities have also opened the handling of Macau tourism endorsements. It is very simple and convenient to enter Macau. After the endorsement is done, you only need to provide a nucleic acid test report within 7 days and the local health code.

In Macau, Hong Kong dollars and Macau patacas are commonly used, mainly for taking taxis and eating snacks. Almost all consumer places are calculated at a ratio of 1:1, and some shops also accept the renminbi at a ratio of 1:1:1 for settlement. It is more cost-effective to exchange renminbi into Macau patacas before coming to Macau. Other expenses such as hotel stays, shopping, and dining can almost all be paid online or by card.

In addition, while enjoying the trip, it is still necessary to wear a mask and protect yourself. It is recommended to follow the official public account of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tourism Bureau to understand various latest tourism policies. There are also hotel consumption vouchers and other preferential benefits at ‘Macau Heart Departure’.