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Eat, rock and admire fine Chinese art: three highlights not to be missed in Macau this summer

Hong Kong rockers Dear Jane are staging a concert in the city this summer, while Zhang Daqian’s exquisite art works are on display for all to view

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Tapas de Portugal

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Nestled in an old three-storey house in Taipa Village, the former Spanish tapas bar Casa de Tapas has undergone a transformation with a new menu designed by famous Portuguese chef António Coelho. Coelho, head chef of Michelin-recommended restaurant Antonio, showcases his culinary arts through contemporary Portuguese tapas. Codfish “à Braz”, a Portuguese comfort food, and wet lobster rice prepared with fresh Boston lobster , clams, prawns, mussels with creamy Portuguese style rice are recommended.

Until August 6

The Art of Zhang Daqian

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In the early 1940s, Chinese painting master Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) spent over two years in the Mogao Cavesat Dunhuangstudying the ancient murals within the caves. Some of his replicas of the murals of Dunhuang are now exhibited at Macao Museum of Arts. The exhibition features 100 works from Zhang’s early and prime years. He was living in Macau in 1949 when he created some of his works.

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