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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

The University of Macau (UM) Research Centre for Humanities in South China and Centre for Chinese History and Culture recently held the Seventh Southern China Humanities Forum, which focused on cultural self-confidence. The event attracted over 250 participants, including scholars, writers, and literary researchers, from more than 20 countries and regions, including China, the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.

Please refer to the Chinese Version for more details: 澳大辦大型國際遠距視頻會議探討文化自信

“Chinese History and Culture and Macau” Exhibition was Held at the University of Macau

——A delegation from the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China came to visit

On December 26th, 2019, Tian Xuejun who is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and the director of the State Language Committee. Ouyang Yu ,who is Gabinete da Secretária para os Assuntos Sociais e CulturaGoverno da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau. Luo Yonggang,who is the deputy director of the Liason Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R. Lin Jincheng, who is the chairman of University Council of Universityof Macau. Liu Jin, who is the director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. Xu Xiaoping, who is the director of the Department of Language Application and Administration Management of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. Su Zhaohui,who is the director of the Higher Education Bureau. Song Yonghua, who is the President of the University of Macau. Tian Gang, who is the Vice President of Peking University, and Zhou Zuoyu, who is the Vice President of Beijing Normal University attended the “Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education” unveiling ceremony .And ,the members of the delegation of Ministry of Education visited the Centre for Chinese History and Culture and were introduced the “Chinese History and Culture and Macau” exhibition under the introduction of Zhu Shoutong ,who is the interim director. This exhibition was organized by Centre for Chinese History and Culture and was divided into four parts, which respectively showed the results of “Research”, “Exchange”, “Education and Training” and “Promotion and Popularization” of the Centre. The purpose of the exhibition is to convey the history and inherit the cultural heritage, and contribute to China’s historical and cultural research and promotion. After the exhibition, Minister Tian affirmed the Centre’s great contribution in inheriting and promoting Chinese history and culture in recent years.

interim director Zhu Shoutong introduced the exhibition to the delegation

This exhibition also attracted many visitors during the campus open day activities. Many students and their parents said that they have seen the efforts of the University of Macau and the Centre for Chinese History and Culture through the exhibition, and they have more deeply realized the connection between the culture of Macau and Chinese history and culture. In 2020, they hope to have more time and opportunities to participate in a series of activities such as education lectures and cultural inspections.

People visit “Chinese History and Culture and Macau” exhibition

In addition, the staff of the Centre also organized Chinese history and culture open day quiz game, and prepared gifts such as bookmarks and folders for the participators. In addition to the local residents of Macau and the people of the Greater Bay Area who came to visit the campus, many international students also participated to experience the interest of Chinese history and culture together.

Please refer to the Chinese Version for more details: “中國歷史文化與澳門”展在澳大舉行 ——國家教育部代表團蒞臨參觀

The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) recently arranged for a group of 20 students to visit Changsha, Hunan province, to help them learn more about Hunan’s history and culture. Led by Cheang Neng Ian, a programme coordinator from the CCHC, UM students exchanged ideas with student representatives of Hunan University and Central South University on university life. They also discussed ways to promote cultural literacy and awareness among students, the implementation of whole-person education, and the development of campuses with a cultural and artistic ambience. The UM delegation also visited the Orange Isle, the Yuelu Academy, and the Hunan Museum.

UM students visit Hunan province to learn about its history and culture

Cheang Neng Ian (2nd from left) and a representative of the Department of Education of Hunan exchange souvenirs

The vice president of Central South University’s calligraphy association (left) presents a piece of calligraphy artwork to the president of UM Postgraduate Association’s Calligr

Source: Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Media Contact Information:                Communications Office, University of Macau

澳大生在湘體驗歷史文化-華僑報

澳大學生考察湖南 -澳門新聞_ 濠江日報

澳大學生考察湖南 體驗中華歷史文化 – Today Macao 現代澳門日報

Group photo

In response to the national plan for the construction of the Greater Bay Area and improve Macau teachers and students’ understanding of history and culture of the Mainland, 25 teachers and postgraduate students of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of the University of Macau went to Zhuhai for cultural investigations to strengthen the sense of culture,. The expedition started on November 30, 2019. It took two days to investigate the representative cultural addresses of Zhuhai.

Teacher Zheng Dehua introduced the history

Based on the goals to combine history, culture, and education, this inspection visited Qi’ao Island, New Garden, and Beishan Courtyard, each with Chinese and Western characteristics. Teachers and students believe that we are familiar with and love the history and culture of the motherland . With this sense of identity and pride, Macau residents should actively participate in the construction of the Great Bay Area and contribute to the prosperity of the motherland.

Please refer to the Chinese Version for more details: 澳門大學中國歷史文化中心珠海文化考察