妈阁庙 · 澳门名字的起点
A-Ma Temple (妈阁庙)

简介Overview
「Macau」由「妈阁」音译而来——1488年创建的澳门最古老庙宇,葡人初登岸在庙前问地名,渔民答「妈阁」,遂成城市之名。石殿与弘仁殿沿岩而凿,香火五百余年不断;庙前葡式碎石路与中式石狮同框,正是这座城市的隐喻。春节与农历三月廿三天后诞香火最盛,免费开放,建议清晨人少时到访。
Macao's name begins here: asked where they had landed, fishermen outside this 1488 temple answered "A-Ma Gau", and Portuguese tongues made it "Macau". Shrines are cut into the rock itself, incense has burned for five centuries, and Chinese lions face Portuguese calçada outside — the city…
相关历史History
妈阁庙创建于1488年,是澳门最古老的庙宇之一,背依妈阁山,由正殿、弘仁殿等组成,弘仁殿凿于岩壁之内,供奉妈祖。相传葡人初登岸时在庙前问路,渔民以「妈阁」作答,遂成「Macau」之名的由来。庙内现存清代石狮与「洋船石」石刻,记录古代商船对天后的崇拜;每年农历三月廿三天后诞与春节期间香火鼎盛,是澳门华人信仰的核心场域,也是这座城市的命名原点。
Founded in 1488 and partly carved into the hillside, A-Ma Temple is Macao's oldest shrine — and its namesake: the answer "A-Ma Gau" given at its door became "Macau" in Portuguese mouths. Qing-dynasty lions and the carved "foreign-ship stone" record centuries of seafarer worship; the goddess's birthday on the 23rd day of the third lunar month still floods the hill with incense.
实用信息Practical info
怎么去Getting there
来澳门的第一站应当是妈阁庙——先有妈阁,后有 Macau。
看点
- 弘仁殿:凿岩为殿,巨石之间的小神龛,明嘉靖年间题刻。
- 洋船石:石壁上的古代商船石刻,航海时代的实物见证。
- 庙前地:中式香火与葡式碎石路同框的经典画面。
农历三月廿三天后诞前后香客极多,普通参观建议避开高峰(日期以庙方公布为准)。
封面为栏目设计示意卡(制图:学在港澳),真实景观以实地与官方图库为准。
信息采集于 2026 年 9 月,开放时间与票价以官方网站最新公布为准