Hac Sa Beach

Hac Sa Beach
Traditional Chinese 黑沙海灘
Simplified Chinese 黑沙海滩
Cantonese Jyutping Hak1saa1 hoi2taan1
Hac Sa Beach

Hac Sa Beach (Portuguese: Baía de Hác Sá) is a beach in Coloane, Macau, China. It is the largest natural beach in Macau.

Name

The name "Hac Sa", is a translation from Cantonese 黑沙, literally means the famous black sand. However, to prevent the beach from disappearing due to erosion, Macau government has refilled the beach with yellow sand artificially.[1]

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References

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Coordinates: 22°07′22″N 113°34′21″E / 22.12286°N 113.57245°E / 22.12286; 113.57245

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