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The Na Tcha Temple ( pt, Templo Na Tcha; ), built in 1888, is a
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temple in
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. It is dedicated to the worship of the popular Deity Na Tcha () or Sam Tai Tsz ().


History

The Na Tcha Temple was built in homage to the guardian deity. It is believed that it was built to put an end to the plague ravaging the region during that time. In 2004, the temple became one of the designated sites of the
Historic Centre of Macau The Historic Centre of Macao, pt, Centro Histórico de Macau, , is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents ...
enlisted on the
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Description

The small traditional Chinese temple is a simple single-chambered building measuring long and wide. The entrance porch opens to the temple building measuring in depth. The building is painted gray, with few ornamentations, except for paintings on walls under the entrance porch. The temple's roof, rising five meters, is a traditional
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. True to traditional Chinese architecture, the Na Tcha has protective ceramic animal figurines on its ridge.


Location

The temple is behind the
Ruins of St. Paul's The Ruins of Saint Paul's (; pt, Ruínas de São Paulo) are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau, China. They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul (''Igreja de S ...
, remains of a principal
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cathedral in the region, serving as one of the best examples of Macau's multicultural identity. It stands where the ends of two alleys meet: the (, by St. Paul's) and the (, ). The entry next to temple leads to the , a tiny area within the old city wall.


See also

*
A-Ma Temple The A-Ma Temple is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu located in São Lourenço, Macau, China. Built in 1488, the temple is one of the oldest in Macau and thought to be the settlement's namesake. History The name ''Macau'' was thoug ...
, built in 1488 *
Kun Iam Temple , native_name_lang = , image =Pochiatemple outside.JPG , image_size = , alt = , caption = , map_type = , map_size = , map_caption = , loca ...
, built in 1627 *
Tam Kung Temple (Macau) The Tam Kung Temple (; pt, Templo de Tam Kung) is a temple in Coloane, Macau, China. It is dedicated to Tam Kung. History The temple was constructed in 1862 during the Portuguese Macau. Architecture There is a long whale bone with the shape o ...
, built in 1862 *
Sam Kai Vui Kun Sam Kai Vui Kun, known also as Kuan Tai Temple, () is located in front oSt. Dominic’s Market Complex near Senado Square in Sé, Macau, China. The temple was built in 1750. Kuan Tai () is the Anglicized spelling of Lord Guan, an important gene ...
* Sam Tai Tsz Temple and Pak Tai Temple, Hong Kong *
List of oldest buildings and structures in Macau The following is an incomplete list of historical buildings and structures in Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrativ ...


References

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