Guia Fortress

There is a small hill on the east side of the Macau Peninsula called Guia Hill. The peak is the highest point on the peninsula, and you can look east to the Pearl River Estuary. In 1622, the Portuguese built a fort here called Guia Fort, installed a cannon, and guarded the ships entering and leaving the outer port of Macau. They also built a small church next to it, dedicated to the "Our Lady of the Snow." The lighthouse above was not completed until 1865 and was the first modern lighthouse in the Far East. It is 15 meters high, with a tower diameter of 7 meters at the bottom and 5 meters at the top. It has three floors, and the top floor is a searchlight and observation deck, which can guide ships 20 kilometers away. During the typhoon season, it can also hang iron fences of different shapes to tell everyone the level of the typhoon. A beautiful lighthouse also bears witness to the historical changes of the past century and a half.