Sun Yat Sen Park (; pt, Jardim Municipal Dr. Sun Yat Sen) is an urban park in Nossa Senhora de Fátima,

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. The park is named for the founding father of the

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, Dr

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. The park is a 70,000 square meters (17.3 acres) urban park located in northern

in Our Lady of Fatima Parish along the border with

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. The park is located next to Canal dos Patos, but access to the former canal is closed off, and Barrier Gate. It was originally called Canal Dos Patos Park to commemorate the friendship between

and

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in 1987. The park is one of forty three parks in the world to bear this name. The park features: * old gate that marked the entrance to Macau from the mainland * aviary * Victorian greenhouse *

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Public library

The

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Wong Ieng Kuan Library in Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Municipal Park (; ) occupies of space in a former restaurant in the park. One of several created with funding by

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Wong Ieng Kuan (黃營均), it opened in a separate building in the park in 1996 and moved to its current building on 24 January 2014.Branch Libraries
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Sun Yat Sen Park, Macau

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Municipal Park
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Sun Yat-sen Parks in the World
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Hong Kong Baptist University Library
Urban public parks in Macau Gardens in Macau Monuments and memorials to Sun Yat-sen {{Macau parks

Public library

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