"At Macao , the Praya Grande , a handsome promenade , extends along the water front for more than a mile , with Fort San Francisco at the east end and Fort Bom Parto at the west."
The Era Magazine - An Illustrated Monthly, 1902
"They saw the churches, the Cathedral and hospital and the Praya Grande, or Great Promenade, where the people of Macao come in the evening to enjoy the fresh air, to see and to be seen"
Two Girls in China, 1903
"The Praia Grande a beautiful promenade on sea front, with Fort San Francisco and Public Gardens at the Eastern end, the ancient Fort Bom Parto and magnificent Hotel Boa Vista on an eminence at the West end."
The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, &c, 1903
"The Praia Grande One of the most enchanting scenes in Macao is that of this beautiful bay, quiet and graceful sweep of sea wall and rows of houses rising up the gentle slopes and the ancient forts and modern public buildings dotted here and there."
Macao, the Holy City, J. Dyer Ball, 1905
"A long drive followed luncheon, first to the wonderful Bund, here called Praia Grande, which is semi-circular like the harbor, and the street fronting the water is lined with homes or business houses. Not one discordant note is here found. The drive is protected on the water side by a high stone coping, and it was being extended far beyond the original curve on the right-hand side, while at the left it leads out into a prolonged drive, first on the heights where are located residences and a club, then on to the country, until we reach the dividing line between a Portuguese possession and China."
Travels in the Far East, Ellen Peck, 1909 (imagem abaixo)
"One of the prettiest drives is along the Praia Grande, past the fine residence of the Governor of the Colony, the imposing public buildings and splendid private residences. The route continues past the Military Club and the barracks and along a splendid road three miles in lenght, with the Military Hospital, the Lighthouse, and vaious forts on the left hand, and the sea on the other, terminating in a fine sandy streched of beach at the Porta do Cerco."
A Handbook to Canton, Macao and the West River, Julius Arnold, 1910.
The quay, or “Praya Grande" of Macao, which curves around the harbor, is a pleasant piece of drive, being shaded here and there by huge trees and affording good views out across the water to the higher ground beyond."
Travel, 1912
"The Praia Grande, a lovely marine esplanade, is occupied by handsome Government Offices and private residences, follows the curving coastline, with its fine trees giving shelter from the strong sea-breezes."
Handbook to Canton, Macao and the West River, 1914
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