In Macau (26) | Travel | To Da Tan Mountain, the best viewing platform in Macau.

✅The mountains in Macau are not high, but they are not lacking in steepness. The island's genes, which once faced the wind and waves in all directions, destined it to have towering rocks and cliffs. ✅ Da Tan Shan Country Park is no exception. As the highest peak in Taipa, it is only 158.2 meters high. The flat trails and gentle stone steps make up a several-kilometer walking path system, suitable for people of all ages. However, in the jungle-covered slopes and mountaintops, steep cliffs that are difficult to climb can still be found. It can be imagined that in the years when the surrounding sea had not yet been filled and flattened, there were waves crashing against the shore, stirring up piles of snow. ✅In the winter of Datanshan, the elements of reeds, red leaves, and camellias add to the lushness of the southern region. Whether it's sunny or drizzly, it's a great place for leisurely walks and the best viewing platform in Macau. With a single glance, you can see three islands and there are no blind spots in the 360-degree view, from morning till night without interruption. ✅In the morning, look east to see the rising sun over the sea; in the evening, sometimes the western sky is painted with golden, red, and purple skyscrapers and distant mountains by the fiery clouds; at night, the Cotai Strip is filled with lights and neon, the magnificent buildings shining like palaces in the sky, truly living up to its name as the "Golden Road" resort area. ✅Route: Take the "Inclined Elevator" on the east side of the Long Huan Puyun Residential Museum to go up the mountain, starting from the Datan Mountain Lookout Tower. Both routes are worth exploring. ❤Take a counterclockwise circle and see the landmarks of Macau, Zhuhai, Taipa, and Hengqin. 📍Located in the wetlands of Our Lady of Fatima Bay, it was once a bay with mangroves growing 20 years ago. After land reclamation, it became an inland lake. After more than ten years of transformation, it is now a freshwater lake. In summer, lotus leaves stretch endlessly, while in autumn and winter, the remaining lotus and reeds sway in the rain. Here, it is also like a mirror. Looking from different directions, the buildings of Galaxy Macau, The Venetian Macao, and Studio City cast colorful reflections, especially the water and sky towers under the sunset, which are like a dream. 📍Turn south and you can see the Nine Islands and distant islands. There are many attractions, including City of Dreams, Macau University of Science and Technology, Wynn Palace, Sands Cotai Central, Macau East Asian Games Dome, and Coloane Power Station. The most eye-catching one is Morpheus at City of Dreams, surrounded by a metal mesh frame with three irregular holes. It seems strong yet fragile, and the metallic shine is decorated by green leaves, grass, and flowers, like a dream messenger from an unknown world. Although it is huge, it lacks a bit of elfish imagination. 📍Heading east, there is an airport where the runway extends into the sea, drawing a straight line. In the distance, there is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Occasionally encountering laminar fog, white clouds descend to the earth, fog locking the long bridge. The bridge transforms into a small white dragon, exploring the blue sea and sky with its horned head, lazily wandering around. 📍Walk to the Astronomical Observatory Road, look northwest, use the big banyan tree as a frame, and you can leave a unique silhouette of Macau across the sea. 📍Continue walking on the hiking trail around the mountain, with dense forests and steep cliffs along the way. Through the gaps in the trees, the sharp tip of the Macau Tower can be seen, and the double arches of the Friendship Bridge are so perfectly intertwined with the twisted trunks that they never tire of looking at each other. ❤The other path leads to the stone steps that lead to the highest point in Taipa. ❤️Sometimes there are red leaves, decorating the winter of the south into the autumn of the north.