Over in Hong Kong, the shops in commercial centers that made up the lobbies of skyscrapers were twins of what you find at an American mall. Macao has its skyscrapers, too, but they appeared to be strictly office towers. The little stores near the Largo were far more fascinating. Also, they offered some unusual yet inexpensive gift items. The idea is to burn these items, making them available in the life to come.
Clothing can be a good buy.
Big spenders are tempted by Chinese antiques, which probably are reproductions, and by jewelry. Being very capitalist, at least for the moment, Macao believes in letting the buyer beware. The big tourist attraction is the one remaining wall of the Church of St. Paul, which was built by Japanese Christians in 1602 but destroyed by fire in 1835. It is on the plaza in front of the church that the Chinese inhabitants of Macao perform Portuguese folk dances. There are other temples, including Kun Lam, which is Buddhist, and the Taoist Ma Temple.