History – Page 7 – Macao Magazine

Chinese businessmen at the forefront of early modernisation

In the short book 'The Soul of Macao: A Study of Chinese Businessmen and Society in the Late Qing Dynasty', Lin Guangzhi provides an insight into a group of businessmen who modernised Macao in the Qing dynasty.

January 2018

A fearless martyr

Leung Yan-ming – a hero of the anti-Japanese movement who dedicated 33 years of his life to local education

November 2017

A collection of wonders

MUST Library collects 3,000 historical maps from around the world

November 2017

Jesuit João Rodrigues Tçuzu: Scholar, Diplomat, and Adventurer

The Jesuit’s profound knowledge of Japan, where he spent 33 years of his life, earned him the nickname Tçuzu, or the Interpreter

November 2017

Tea or cha?

It is little known that the rise of tea in Europe began with Macao with the 16th-century Portuguese priests.

September 2017

Old Protestant Cemetery

On a plot of land on a hillside of the city’s centre lies a treasure house of Macao’s history

July 2017

The China of wonder and marvels of Fernão Mendes Pinto

Peregrinação by Fernão Mendes Pinto reveals the difficulties of a Portuguese traveler in the 16th century and his thoughts on China

July 2017

From scientist in Macao to founder of Singapore

José D’Almeida, Portuguese scientist in Macao, was one of the leading minds of the establishment of Singapore

July 2017

Mong‑Ha: the ancient village

The oldest settlement in the Macao peninsula has many stories to tell

May 2017

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