Precious record of Macao’s history goes on show
Over 100 documents of the Chapas Sínicas offer a window into many aspects of Qing‐era Macao.
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The Return of Nanhai No 1
Artifacts recovered from the sunken ship are on display at the Macao Museum
Understanding the world through currency
The Currency Museum at the University of Macau showcases currencies of all eras.
Chance and challenge: chronicling the histories of Macanese families
The second edition of Famílias Macaenses (Macanese Families) by the historian and genealogist Jorge Forjaz consists of six volumes with thousands of pages, encompassing nearly 500 families, with more than 70,000 cited names and over 3,000 photos.
Macao: 100 Years of Photography
Photos showcased at the exhibition depict Asian communities’ customs and traditions beginning in 1844.
Macao Museum remembers pivotal industries
The incense, matches and firecrackers industries dominated the post-WWII economy of Macao until they were driven away by land shortages and high labour costs.
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.
A fearless martyr
Leung Yan-ming – a hero of the anti-Japanese movement who dedicated 33 years of his life to local education
