Nam Van Lake

This guide to Nam Van Lake in Macau starts with Praia Grande, the nineteenth-century bay that governors promenaded and painters returned to again and again as the face of the colony. It follows the nineteen ninety-two project that sealed the bay with a causeway and pumped in millions of tons of sand and mud to create the lake you see today. You'll hear about the dragon boat races each June and the Macau Light Festival's floating light installation each December. Listen from the traffic-free promenade that now traces the outline of the vanished shore.