Hac Sa Beach

Hac Sa Beach (Portuguese: Praia de Hác Sá; Chinese: 黑沙海灘) is a beach in Coloane, Macau. It is the largest natural beach in Macau.

Hac Sa Beach
Hac Sa Beach with the Grand Coloane Resort in the distance, 2023
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黑沙海灘
Simplified Chinese	黑沙海滩
Jyutping	haak1 saa1 hoi2 taan1
Literal meaning	Black sand beach
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hēishā Hǎitān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hāksā Hóitāan Jyutping haak1 saa1 hoi2 taan1 IPA [hɐk̚˥.sa˥ hɔj˧˥.tʰan˥]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Praia de Hác Sá

Name

The name "Hac Sa", a transliteration from Cantonese (Chinese: 黑沙; Jyutping: haak1 saa1; Cantonese Yale: Hāksā), literally means "black sand". The dark colour of the sand which gives the beach its name comes from the minerals in the water which is lighter than other volcanic beaches like those in Hawaii. However, to prevent the beach from disappearing due to erosion, the Macau government has refilled the beach with yellow sand artificially. The beach is located near Hac Sa Reservoir Country Park.^[1] A stream that originates from Hac Sa Reservoir runs through the central area of the beach.^[2]

See also

• Hac Sa Park
• List of tourist attractions in Macau