Have you heard of Macau’s nickname “Sota Port”?
Macau is not a big place, but it has a lot of aliases. Everyone should know “Ma Kiao” and “Haojiang” among them, but have you heard of “Sota Port”? Where do these aliases come from?
The most commonly used nickname for Macau is “Haojiang”
The most widely circulated nicknames of Macau are probably “Majiao” and “Haojiang”. “Majiao” comes from the pronunciation of Macao’s English name Macao or Portuguese name Macau, which is easy to understand. If “Majiao” is a colloquial name and will not be found in scriptures, then “Haojiang” is much more formal. Now many schools, companies, and institutions in Macau are named after “Haojiang”. According to the official website of the Macau Tourism Bureau, Macau used to be a small fishing village. Oysters were abundant nearby. The inner wall of the oyster shell was as bright as a mirror, so it was also known locally as the “Oyster Mirror”. Later generations changed the name to the more elegant “Hao Jing”, and then derived a series of aliases, “Hao Jiang” is one of them, and others include “Hai Jing”, “Jing Hai” and so on.
Macau used to be a small fishing village, and oysters were abundant nearby. But now the small fishing village has become a well-known tourist city, and there is no longer an oyster farming industry. The picture shows an aerial photo of the Macau Peninsula. (Image source: Visual China)
Hao is related to the oyster industry
It should be mentioned that the “mirror” in “Oyster Mirror” is believed to refer to the fact that the waves in the sea off Macau are as flat as a mirror. But in any case, “Hao” comes from the oyster industry. Of course, with the development of the economy, the oyster farming industry in Macau has long declined. Now when everyone mentions Macau, what immediately comes to mind is gaming and tourism. In addition, there is a Kiang Wu Hospital in Macau, but Macau friends will tell you that there is no lake in Macau called Kiang Wu. Kiang Lake is also the evolution of “Hao Mirror” and “Mirror Sea”.
“Soda Port” is because “clean and dry”?
Among all the nicknames of Macau, “Sota Port” is one of the more special ones. When talking about “Soda Port”, we have to start with Soda. It is an alkaline substance that can neutralize the acidic oil stains common in life. In the past, it was used as a cleaning agent, such as washing powder. Macau does not have much industry and does not produce a large amount of soda. This nickname is actually related to the gaming industry. It is said that some people went to Macau to “fight” but lost everything, so they borrowed the clean “Soda” and jokingly called Macau “Soda Port”, and it spread. The name “Sota Port” is rarely used nowadays, but older Hong Kong people should have an impression of it.
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2023-11-10 05:59:58
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