Na Tcha Temple

The Na Tcha Temple (Portuguese: Templo Na Tcha) built in 1888, is a Chinese folk religion temple in Macau, China dedicated to the worship of the deity Na Tcha. Na Tcha Temple is a small, simple, peaceful place built over 400 years ago with very simple materials it is dedicated to Na Cha in an attempt to halt the Plague rampaging at the time. Now, it is a part of the historic center of Macau. This temple remains of strong historic value and the sense of delicacy and exquisteness.It is inseparable from the daily life of Macau’s citizens.Na Tcha Temple is very close to he Ruins of St. Paul’s, many visitors take great pictures here.

The Na Tcha Temple was built in homage to the child god of war. It is believed that it was built to put an end to the plague ravaging the region during that time.

The small traditional Chinese temple is a simple, single chamber building measuring 8.4 meters (28 ft) long and 4.51 meters (14.8 ft) wide. The entrance porch opens to the temple building measuring 5 meters (16 ft) in depth. The building is painted gray, with little ornamentation, except for paintings on walls under the entrance porch. The temple's roof, rising five meters, is of the traditional yingshan style. True to traditional Chinese architecture, the Na Tcha has protective ceramic animal figures on its ridge.

Na Tcha Temple is located behind the Ruins of St. Paul's, remains of a principal Jesuit cathedral in the region, serving as one of the best examples of Macau's multicultural identity. In 2005, the temple became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Right next to the tiny temple, it is possible to see a small section of the old city walls that managed to survive the years... These walls were built in the 1560s from Chunambo - a local construction material made from a mixture of clay, sand, rice straw, ground rocks and oyster shells, compacted in layers.

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