Philately, anyone?
Macao’s stamp collectors are passionate about their hobby’s colourful history – a record, in fact, of history itself. But will their enthusiasm live on in the next generation?
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How Master Lei brought Chen-style tai chi to Macao
For four decades, Master Lei Man Iam has championed the Chen school of tai chi, which he himself introduced to Macao in the late 1980s. Today, it’s one of the most enduring martial arts in the city – bringing strength and serenity to people of all ages.
Dreams come alive in Venice
Local art group YiiMa head to the 59th Venice Biennale with their compelling “Allegory of Dreams”, an exhibition that sheds light on Macao’s past and explores what it means to be a human. Here are the highlights of the exhibition in Venice.
Beyond the brush
Ink has been an important medium in Chinese culture for over two millennia. In ancient times, emperors, monks, scholars and artists mastered the marriage of precision, concentration and balance that calligraphy and ink painting demanded. Early forms evolved from scripting stately forecasts on tortoise shells and the shoulder blades of oxen to, in the latter […]
Remembering Macao’s ‘golden age’ of tea
Tea connoisseur Lo Heng Kong has devoted over two decades to studying and sharing the art of tea. Last year, he distilled his insights into a definitive guide to local tea culture, My Notes on Tea: The Past and Present of Tea in Macao (《澳門‧茶‧前世今生─我的茶事手記》).
Delicate art, unbreakable legacy
The Macao Museum of Art showcases 120 pieces of Ming dynasty imperial porcelain to celebrate the history of ceramic art.
Artists in residence
A range of Macao’s artistic talent is now on show at the newly opened Grand Lisboa Palace, which highlights the city’s East-meets-West character in a truly creative manner.
Craft works
Three young Macao entrepreneurs confronted the challenge of the pandemic to take their craft-beer brewing company in new directions by combining local tastes with a global vision.
Faces to Remember
Art historian and painter Ung Vai Meng’s book, Ancestor Portraits in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is the fruit of two decades of intensive research on the lesser-known genre.
Window to the World
The Fu Lun Youth Association encourages women to realise their full potential with its annual International Affairs Training Program.