#Cebu - the town of Carcar is home to various Spanish and American-era houses and structures.

Known as the Heritage City of Cebu, the town of Carcar is home to various Spanish and American-era houses and structures. Carcar is also famous as Cebu’s shoe capital because of its long history as the province’s premier footwear manufacturer.Carcar’s most famous native delicacies are ampao, bucarillo, and chicharon.

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The Cross of Magellan is a popular historical landmark and tourist attraction in the middle of busy Magellanes Street.

The Cross of Magellan is a popular historical landmark and tourist attraction in the middle of busy Magellanes Street.This important symbol of Cebu was planted by Magellan in April 14, 1521 when he baptised the first Christian Filipinos, RajahHumabon and Queen Juana and about 400 followers into the Catholic faith.The cross is now housed in a roofed kiosk in Magallanes Street. To protect it further, the original cross was encased in a cross of hollow tindalo wood which still stands today.

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Cebu's Historical Landmarks

                              Colon Street

Colon St., called the oldest street in the Philippines, is named after Christopher Columbus. It traces its origins to the town plan laid by Legazpi. Colon, a bit run-down now, was the site of fashionable shops, offices and movie houses.

The Parian District

The Parian was the old Chinese district of Cebu; nothing much remains of this district of fine houses and shops, except for handful of old houses, like Casa Gorordo and the Jesuit Residence of 1730. The center of the Parian was the church of San Juan Bautista. The fire station at the crossroads of Sikatuna and Zulueta streets is built on the foundations of the church's convento. A small chapel nearby, dedicated to San Juan, is a mute reminder of this once sumptuous church.

The church was built by a mestizo Chinese secular priest in the 1700s. Jurisdictional conflicts with the convento of Santo Niño forced the bishop to demote the church from parish to the level of visita dependent on Santo Niño. In time, the church was abandoned and deteriorated. Its appurtenances went to other churches and to the Colegio de San Ildefonso, which inherited some of its furniture and statuary. The site of the church's sanctuary was marked by a cross before World War II.

from: http://www.admu.edu.ph/offices/mirlab/panublion/r7_colonparian.html

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Cebu Taoist Temple

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cebu Taoist Temple
Roof View of the Temple
General information
Architectural style	Chinese architecture
Location	Lahug
Town or city	Cebu City
Country	Philippines
Coordinates	10.3338°N 123.8877°E
Completed	1972
Technical details
Structural system	Temple

Built in 1972, the Cebu Taoist Temple is located in Beverly Hills Subdivision in Cebu City, Philippines. The temple was built by Cebu's substantial^[1] Chinese community. With an elevation of 300 meters above sea level, the temple is a towering, multi-tiered, multi-hued attraction accessible by three separate winding routes.

Unlike the neighboring Phu Sian Temple^[2], the Taoist temple is open to the worshipers and non-worshipers alike. A ritual among devotees is where one prays to the gods to grant one's wish. The ritual includes washing of hands, going inside the chapel barefoot and dropping two blocks of wood. If the blocks of wood are both face up then one could make a wish. If not then it is not yet the time for one's wish to be granted and one has to come to the temple some other time.

The temple is the center of worship for Taoism, the religion which follows the teachings of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tze. Another ritual among Taoist devotees, which is done during Wednesdays and Sundays,^[3] is the climbing of its 81 steps (representing the 81 chapters of Taoism scriptures) to light joss sticks and have their fortune read by the monks.

Some guide books and travel agencies offer trips to the temple or as a side-trip in a tour around Cebu City. But it is more popular with grade school students. No student who grew up in Cebu City or the neighboring Mandaue City has not gone to the temple in any one of their field trips.

The entrance to the temple is a replica of the Great Wall of China. The temple includes a chapel, a library, a souvenir shop and a wishing well. The spacious balconies offer a scenic view of the downtown Cebu.

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Cebu's Papular Historical Land Marks

                                                                Inside the Magellan's Cross

Sto. Nino de Cebu

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

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Magellan's Cross Cebu

Magellan's Cross

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Magellan's Cross.

The building that houses Magellan's Cross.

A plaque below the Magellan's Cross.

Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered byFerdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 8, 1521^{[citation needed]}.

This cross is housed in a chapel next to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on Magallanes Street (Magallanes being the Spanish name of Magellan), just in front of the city hall of Cebu City. A sign below the cross describes the original cross is encased inside the wooden cross that is found in the center of the chapel. This is to protect the original cross from people who chipped away parts of the cross for souvenir purposes or in the belief that the cross possesses miraculous powers.^[1] Some people, however, believe that the original cross had been destroyed or had disappeared after Magellan's death, and the cross is a replica that was planted there by the Spaniards after they successfully colonized the Philippines.^[2][3][4]

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan's_Cross

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CEBU’S NEWEST ATTRACTION

CEBU’S NEWEST ATTRACTION

Picture shows the façade of ‘Museo Sugbo’ – the provincial museum of Cebu, providing the public a glimpse of the lives of Cebuanos during the early years. (Photo by CHERYL BALDICANTOS) mb.com.ph

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Islands Historic buildings and Churches,

CEBU boasts a rich mixture of Pre Spanish history along with the so visible Spanish influence seen in much of the Islands Historic buildings and Churches, museums and historical sites, highlighting events that were pivitol in making Cebu what it is today.

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The people of Mactan,

The people of Mactan, conquerors of Magellan and his men, in 1521, continue to defy Spain. To subdue them, Legaspi sends an expedition under Master-of-Camp Mateo de Saez and Captain Martin de Goiti. This expedition puts Mactan to the torch. The people of Mactan retaliate by raiding the Spanish settlements in Cebu and burning more than 20 Spanish houses.  

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The people of Mactan,

November 01, 1565

The people of Mactan, conquerors of Magellan and his men, in 1521, continue to defy Spain. To subdue them, Legaspi sends an expedition under Master-of-Camp Mateo de Saez and Captain Martin de Goiti. This expedition puts Mactan to the torch. The people of Mactan retaliate by raiding the Spanish settlements in Cebu and burning more than 20 Spanish houses.

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