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The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Chinese History and Culture today (23 September) held an event to release the results of the 2019 Chinese History and Culture Cognition Index Survey for Primary and Secondary School Students in Macao. A total of 1,391 students from 14 schools were surveyed on their knowledge of the history and culture of China and Macao. Results show that Macao students’ overall level of knowledge on this subject has increased compared to 2017. This study contributes to the implementation of China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy in Macao and provides valuable data for researchers interested in the study of national identity.

UM has released the results of the 2019 Chinese History and Culture Cognition Index Survey for Primary and Secondary School Students in Macao

2019 Chinese History and Culture Cognition Index Survey for Primary and Secondary School

Co-hosted by National Conditions Education (Macau) Association and Wynn care, and associated with other sectors of the society, the Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture into the Campus series of activities started from 23 Sep 2020. On the opening ceremony, Professor Zhu Shoutong, Director of CHCC, was invited to cut the ribbon. The person in charge hoped to continuously hold these activities to further inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture, orderly cultivate the national confidence and patriotic spirit of adolescents, and promote to construct the cooperation and communication base where Chinese culture remains mainstream and diverse cultures coexist.

Please refer to the Chinese Version for more  details:

朱壽桐教授參加國情教育（澳門）協會、永利關愛

An exhibition titled ‘In Memory of Spring: Anti-epidemic Poems, Calligraphy and Paintings’ has kicked off in the Cultural Building of the University of Macau (UM). Jointly organised by UM’s Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the Macao Base for Primary & Secondary Education in Humanities & Social Sciences, the event exhibits poems, paintings and calligraphic works created by UM faculty, students and staff, as well as secondary and primary school students in Macao during the anti-epidemic period. The exhibition will last until 30 September 2020. For more information, please visit https://www.um.edu.mo/news-centre/news-and-events/event-calendar/event-information/50452/ or call 8822-2708.

Please refer to the Chinese Version for more details:“為了春天的紀念”抗疫詩書畫展

On the morning of July 15, 2020, Zhu Shoutong, director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of the University of Macau, and the members of CCHC visit the Macao Pui Ching Middle School. First, they visited the Chinese Cultural Centre of the Macao Pui Ching Middle School.The curator Dr. Chunhui Zhong introduced the Chinese Cultural Centre a lot of rich collection .

Please refer to the Chinese Version for more details: 澳門大學中國歷史文化中心參訪培正中學

In order to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the “Historic Centre of Macao” in the World Heritage List, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) of Macao SAR held a series of activities in 2020. In May, it took the lead in hosting the “Memorable Moments and World Heritage” story solicitation competition, inviting citizens to share the unforgettable fragments and stories of the city, and jointly promote the responsibility of cultural heritage conservation.

The social response to the “Memorable Moments and World Heritage”competition was enthusiastic and there were many participants. UM FAH-CCHC student Lin Longping used the short essay “The Smile of Grandpa” to get out of 400 entries and won a winning prize with 10 other contestants. In the morning of July 1, the award ceremony was held at The Mandarin’s House in the historical city of Macau, the world cultural heritage. Ms. Mok Ian Ian, the Director of Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao SAR and the famous writer, presented the award certificates to the 10 winners.

Lin Longping said: “Protecting the World Cultural Heritage and Historic Centre of is the responsibility of everyone living in Macao. The first thing of truly protect the Historic Centre of Macao is to learn the story behind every building of the Historic Centre. Only after a thorough understanding of the cultural connotation of the Historic Centre of Macao can we truly fulfill the responsibility of protecting and inheriting the Historic Centre of Macao”

Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao SAR has issued the ten winning works of this competition to local illustrators to make the postcards of the sites in the historical Centre of Macao for public issuance.

(Award collection: https://edocs.icm.gov.mo/mhd/15/collection.pdf )

Picture 1: Award certificate