Kun Iam Temple

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  • Address
    Avenida do Coronel Mesquita, Northern Macau Peninsula
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  • Transport
    bus: 12
  • 10:00 - 18:00

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Lonely Planet review

Dating from 1627, this is Macau's oldest and most interesting temple. The likeness of Kun Iam, goddess of mercy, is in the main hall while the adjacent rooms honour her with a collection of pictures and scrolls. On a less religious note, the first treaty of trade and friendship between the US and China was signed in the temple's terraced gardens in 1844. These days the incense-shrouded complex is thronged with fortune tellers and visitors.