Macao unveils tablet for local World Heritage site

Five years after the "Historic Center of Macao" was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao Thursday unveiled a tablet with the UNESCO certification engraved on it in front of the local landmark Ruins of St. Paul's.

The Historic Centre of Macao is a living representation of the city's historic western settlement, comprising architectural legacies interwoven amongst the original urban fabric. It incorporates streetscapes and piazzas such as Senado Square, A-Ma Temple, Ruins of St. Paul's, Mount Fortress, St. Anthony's Church, Casa Garden, etc.

The UNESCO's World Heritage certification, and the site map and introduction of the Historic Centre were engraved on the new tablet, which is located at a piazza in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's.

Earlier this year, the Cultural Affairs Bureau has begun to established interpretative signs, on which the introduction to the cultural backgrounds of the sites in Chinese, Portuguese, English and Japanese are engraved, in front of the ancient buildings located within the Historic Center of Macao.

A total of 32 such signs will be set up in front of different ancient buildings and piazzas within the Historic Center of Macao by the end of August this year, according to the Bureau.