The Chinese-style mansion in the Portuguese district - Lou's Mansion in Macau

The area surrounded by the Macau Legislative Assembly Square, the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, and the Ruins of St. Paul is traditionally where the Portuguese in Macau live, which is the so-called Portuguese district. Traditional Portuguese architecture is densely packed, resembling Europe, but in this European style, there is a majestic Chinese-style mansion standing strong, indicating the Chinese attributes here, this is Lou's Mansion. Lou's Mansion was built in 1889, has a history of over a hundred years, is the pinnacle of Lingnan residential houses, and is also a classic work of the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures. The most distinctive feature of the mansion is its beautiful windows, with colorful glass inlaid into paintings, reinforced with iron window flowers, embedded in the blue brick stone wall, very beautiful, each window is worth savoring. The wood carving craftsmanship in the house is also unique, whether it is door frames, window frames, ceilings, or furniture, ornaments, all are fine works of traditional wood carving craftsmanship, the entire mansion is a wood carving museum. Interestingly, the halls of the mansion are separated by wooden doors, and the doors are all detachable, which means that the entire mansion can be connected as a whole, a complete and huge hall, this is indeed a unique and clever construction. In general, the artistic value of Lou's Mansion is incomparable, not to be missed, and worth spending at least an hour to slowly savor.