| Na Tcha Temple Templo (de) Na Tcha | |
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大三巴哪吒廟 | |
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| Location | |
| Location | Santo António,Macau,China |
  Shown within Macau | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°11′52″N113°32′26″E / 22.19778°N 113.54056°E /22.19778; 113.54056 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Temple |
| Completed | 1888 |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大三巴哪吒廟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大三巴哪吒庙 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | Templo (de) Na Tcha | ||||||||||
TheNa Tcha Temple (Portuguese:Templo Na Tcha;Chinese:大三巴哪吒廟), built in 1888, is aChinese folk religion temple inSanto António,Macau, a special administrative region ofChina. It is dedicated to the worship of the popular DeityNa Tcha (哪吒) or Sam Tai Tsz (三太子).
The Na Tcha Temple was built in homage to the guardian deity. It is believed that it was built to put an end to the plague ravaging the region during that time.[1]
In 2004, the temple became one of the designated sites of theHistoric Centre of Macau enlisted on theUNESCOWorld Heritage Site.
The small traditional Chinese temple is a simple single-chambered building measuring 8.4 meters (28 ft) long and 4.51 meters (14.8 ft) wide. The entrance porch opens to the temple building measuring 5 meters (16 ft) in depth. The building is painted gray, with few ornamentations, except for paintings on walls under the entrance porch. The temple's roof, rising five meters, is a traditionalgable roof. True to traditional Chinese architecture, the Na Tcha has protective ceramic animal figurines on its ridge.[2]
The temple is behind theRuins of St. Paul's, remains of a principalJesuit cathedral in the region, serving as one of the best examples of Macau's multicultural identity.
It stands where the ends of two alleys meet: theRua da Ressurreição (大三巴右街, by St. Paul's) and theCalçada de S. Francisco Xavier (大三巴斜巷,a.k.a.聖方濟各斜巷). The entry next to temple leads to thePátio do Espinho [zh], a tiny area within theold city wall.
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