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China Coast, São Francisco Xavier

Macau

Coloane village flats

Tidal mudflat Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Chinese brown-glaze jars, Portuguese wine glass, mostly 20th-c.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1557-1940

450 years of Portuguese-Chinese port refuse sits in the silted Inner Harbour; Coloane's flats are the accessible analogue. No documented collecting.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Pearl River silt abrades glass fast

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.