AMa Temple Travel Guide

Located in Southeast Macao, A-ma temple is an excellent temple experience and a significant location for local and Chinese history.Tourists interested in history and local religious customs, this is a must stop. A-ma temple was formerly known as Motherly Matriarch Pavilion and was traditionally called Heavenly Matriarch Temple.A-Ma Temple, with a history of over 500 years, is the oldest temple among the three ancient temples in Macau (the other two are Kun lam Temple and Lin Fong Temple).It was built during the Ming Dynasty to make sacrifices to the Motherly Matriarch.

It consists of prayer halls, pavilions and courtyards built into the boulder-strewn hill and connected by winding paths through moon gates and tiny gardens. At the entrance is a large rock on which is engraved a traditional sailing junk. On other boulders are carved red characters invoking the gods or repeating a prayer.

Three of the four pavilions are dedicated to A-Ma and contain some fine statues of the goddess together with a model of a junk with cannons, brass vessels and chapels to Buddhist and Taoist gods. The top shrine honors Kun Lam. This temple is distinguished by beautiful tiled roofs and spectacular views from the upper gardens.