Sun Yat Sen Park, Macau

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Sun Yat Sen Park
紀念孫中山市政公園
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Location  Macau
Opened 1983
Operated by IACM

Sun Yat Sen Park (Chinese: 紀念孫中山市政公園Portuguese: Jardim Municipal Dr. Sun Yat Sen) is an urban park in Macau, China. The park is named for the founding father of the Republic of China, Dr Sun Yat Sen.

The park is a 70,000 square meters (17.3 acres) urban park located in northern Macau in Our Lady of Fatima Parish along the border with Zhuhai, Mainland China. The park is located next to Canal dos Patos (Macau), 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 China and Portugal 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 greehouse
  • flower gardens
  • feng shui forest
  • swimming pool
  • playgroound
  • multi use sports fields

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