Nothing beats watching some of the world’s most talented sports players up close and personal in a competition with high stakes. And that’s just what Macao Magazine experienced at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League (VNL) Macao 2019 tournament, held at the Macao Forum between May 28 and 30.

Lisbon’s most iconic square, Praça do Comércio, was “taken over” by Macao for four nights, 12–16 March. Inspired by the legend of goddess A-Ma, protector of sailors and fishermen, the video mapping show ‘Macau: A Legendary Journey’ filled the walls of the square’s buildings, which house some of Portugal’s most important Ministries.

Dancers and performers paraded through Macao on 16 December 2018 at the annual Macao International Parade to celebrate the 19th Anniversary of Macao’s return to China.

The 29th Macao International Fireworks Display Contest was a spectacular success this year, beginning with fireworks performances on 1, 15, and 29 September, and ending on the night of 1 October, China’s National Day.

Occurring on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, this year’s Macao International Dragon Boat Races took place on 16–18 June at Nam Van Lake. An event that brings together several teams, the races kick off with a mixture of drumbeats and cheering from the vast crowds of supporters.

Macao has a diverse urban landscape that sees a complex mix of old and new, East and West. To Donl Lao, a local young photographer in his 30s who has just returned from travelling across the globe, such uniqueness is nowhere to be found in the rest of the world.

Na Tcha, the feast to the Child God

Tchoi Long, The Feast of the Drunken Dragon