History

Tucked within the leafy calm of Saint Augustine’s Square, the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library is one of Macao’s most treasured cultural landmarks

Visitors strolling through the heart of Old Taipa Village, along Rua do Cunha and Rua do Regedor, encounter a lively tourist enclave, its streets lined with shops and cafés. It is difficult to imagine an earlier landscape, when the ground beneath their feet bordered a small bay rather than solid land. Taipa itself was once […]

A verdant whisper amid Macao’s urban roar, the UNESCO-listed Casa Garden has served many significant roles over the past two-and-a-half centuries. Today, the historic manor carries on its enduring legacy of bridging trade and cultural exchange between China and the West

Once a place of refuge, the Albergue complex is now a cultural hub in the heart of the Macao peninsula

It was a big moment back in 2005, when Macao’s old city was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflects local architect Lui Chak Keong. A turning point in the Special Administrative Region’s cultural development after its return to the motherland.

Maps do more than depict geography, they tell the story of a place and its role in history. Through its ambitious Global Mapping of Macao project, the Macau University of Science and Technology is uncovering new insights into both Macao’s past and its connections with the wider world.

What Macao has achieved since the Chinese government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao in 1999 is nothing short of remarkable.

One of Macao’s most iconic landmarks and a classified historical monument in its own right, the Government Headquarters celebrated the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the Macao Special Administrative Region with an open day led by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng.

The first volume of a significant seven-part literary project documenting key moments and places in Macao’s history has been published. The Macao Gazetteer Series: Book of Geography is being lauded as an essential cultural initiative that not only fosters a stronger sense of identity among locals but inspires scholars to delve deeper into the history of this unique city.

The culmination of two decades of dedicated research, a new exhibition at the Mandarin’s House examines the life and legacy of the reformist thinker Zheng Guanying. Its location makes this showcase extra meaningful: the exhibition has been staged in the very home where Zheng’s influential words took shape.