Macao is a little brother in the big family of the motherland. The 446-year blending of Eastern and Western cultures has enabled Macau to preserve not only the complete traditional Chinese culture, but also the Western culture dominated by Portuguese culture and Indian Malay, African, and modern British and American cultures, forming its own unique cultural characteristics. In Macao, Chinese, Portuguese and English coexist, ancient Chinese architecture and Portuguese architecture full of European style coexist, Chinese festivals and Western festivals coexist, and Chinese and Western religions coexist. The blending of Chinese and Western cultures has formed the garden art style of Macau Garden with both Chinese and Western characteristics.

Macao Haoyuan, covering an area of 1158 square meters, is characterized by Chinese and Western architectural styles against the background of Chinese and Western cultures. It is a typical exhibition garden with a blend of Chinese and Western cultures and customs. The main landscapes are: Chinese and Western garden gates, town halls, lighthouses, water features and characteristic plants.

(1) Garden Gate

Haoyuan has a Chinese and Western garden gate. The Chinese-style gate is built in imitation of the temple gate of Macao Mazu Pavilion. Matsu Pavilion is the oldest traditional Chinese temple in Macao, with a history of more than 500 years. It is dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. The temple is beautifully built and rich in Chinese national architectural features. The Western-style gate is built in imitation of the archway of Macau's Grand Sanba, with a typical European style. The archway of St. Paul's is the front wall of the original St. Paul's Church. After the St. Paul's Church was destroyed by fire in 1853, the archway still stood for hundreds of years. Its majestic shape, engraved with numerous exquisite relief, a combination of European Renaissance architecture and Oriental architecture style, become the symbol of Macao. (2) City Hall "The City Hall is built in imitation of the Macao City Hall Building and is the main building of the Macao Garden. Macau City Hall building is two-story, built in 1784, is the most distinctive building in Macau, extremely majestic.

(3) Lighthouse

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lighthouse was built in imitation of the lighthouse on Pine Hill in Macau. The original lighthouse was built in 1865. It is the highest lighthouse in Southeast Asia and one of the landmarks in Macau.

(4) Waterscape

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waterscape is modeled after the Che River in Macau, including Water Curtain Cave, Pond and Rest Pavilion. The static pool, the dynamic water curtain and the Portuguese pavilion create a poetic and picturesque picture of the combination of movement and movement. It shows the special emotion between Macao and water (5) The special material garden selects plants such as palm, banana and arbor, which not only represent the characteristics of Macao, but also grow in Kunming, such as tabernacle, five-needle pine and plantain. Aquatic plants such as iris and water lilies are planted in the pond, which can watch fish and flowers. Macao Che Garden, "still water" and "moving water" set off each other, the lighthouse and the pavilion call each other, the architecture and plants are suitable, the garden door and the main scene match, forming a combination of Chinese and Western, ancient and modern garden art characteristics. It not only reflects the indissoluble bond between Macao and the water, but also shows the vicissitudes of Macao and the motherland.