According to Macau-World Heritage: The A-Ma Temple is the oldest temple containing valuable historical artifacts today, and is also the longest surviving building in Macau. The temple includes the Gate Pavilion, the Hall of Benevolence, the Hall of Guanyin and the Zhenjiao Chanlin (a buddhist pavilion), etc. When the first Portuguese settlers arrived in the 16th century and asked for the name of the place, they were told 'A-Ma Gau', the name of the temple instead. This was then transcribed by the settlers into the Portuguese Macau.
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