FootprintsofEminentHistoricalFiguresofMacao
Childhood of Xian Xinghai
Lying to the north of A-Ma Temple, Rua da Praia do Manduco used to be a part of the city’s Northern Bay in the old days, hence the name“Ha Wan”of the street in Chinese. According to his mother, Xian Xinghai, a renowned Chinese composer, was born in Rua da Praia do Manduco. Xian’s family was impoverished and his father died at early age, leaving the wife to raise the son all alone. He spent his short childhood in Macao staying at the home of his maternal grandfather.
 
Address: Rua da Praia do Manduco, Macau
Going to next stop: 8 minutes’ walk
 

 
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