Over the centuries,Macao has gradually developed a maritime culture represented by the temples and worship of Sea Gods.As a unity of materiality and spirituality,temples of Sea Gods carry multiple public attributes,that affect urban development and witness urban changes.The core process and ritual climax of Sea Gods'birthday celebrations are the performances of Gods-reward Opera,and the cyclical construction and building activities of its spatial carrier,the bamboo theater,reflect the influence of Sea Gods'belief and custom culture on the urban pattern and architectural space.This article takes the Bamboo Theater for Gods-reward Opera of Tam Kong Temple in Coloane,Macao as an example to examine the characteristics of this cultural space of Sea Gods from the aspects of its site,space,architectural construction and tectonics,to gain a glimpse of the dynamic,harmony and complementary relationship between the worship of Sea Gods,architecture and urban development in Macao,in order to unveil the architectural wisdom of construction and tectonics contained in festival folk customs,and at the same time trigger more comprehensive and in-depth research and discussion.
Macaoworship of Sea Godsbamboo theater for Gods-reward Operacyclical constructionbamboo theater construction
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