Macau has Macau has the second-largest GDP per capita in the world in 2019, exceeding US$90,000. It is a famous entertainment destination in the East and will become a world tourism and leisure center.During the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese came to Macau in 1557. On December 19, 1999, Macau's sovereignty returned to China. Now, like Hong Kong, which is 50 kilometers away, it is a special zone of China.