The sweet, smoky aroma of Cheng Kei’s roasted chestnuts has marked the arrival of autumn in Macao for over 80 years. In a rapidly evolving city, these old-fashioned snacks now offer a comforting taste of tradition.
The abacus has been a tool of calculation widely used in China for nearly 2,000 years, and it is still alive in Macao. The abacus has been used in China for millennia, and although its popularity has declined since the invention of hand‐held electronic calculators