UM Open Day – FAH’s “Opening the Door to a World of Possibilities” received great success

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This year, FAH featured “Opening the Door to a World of Possibilities” with 11 booth games, including various language, culture, philosophy and

history games. Visitors were exposed to the multilingual world as they explored human stories and experienced riches of various cultures. CCHC

also takes this opportunity to organize a ceremony to kick off the “Legend of Pen and Ink -Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Celebrities Calligraphy

(One of Fu Tianhong’s New Poetry Personal Collection Exhibition Series)”.

We hope you had a wonderful and fulfilling day at UM

Escola Tong Nam joins UM’s Base for the Promotion of Chinese History and Culture in primary and secondary schools

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[Article from Macao Daily News] The unveiling ceremony of the Base for the Promotion of Chinese History and Culture in primary and secondary schools, jointly established by Escola Tong Nam, the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of University of Macau, and General Association of Chinese Students of Macau, was held yesterday. Escola Tong Nam became the ninth member of the Base. Directors from the three parties believed that continuously providing practical learning bases and a wide berth in schools helped students gain a better understanding of Chinese history and conditions, especially to enhance their own cultural identity.

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Mainland and Macao colleges and universities discuss moral education teaching materials

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The Research Conference on the Construction of moral Education Teaching Materials for Universities, Primary and Secondary Schools in Macao, jointly sponsored by the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of Macau University and the National Research Institute for Teaching Materials of Tsinghua University, was held in Macau on December 18, 2020. Mainland and Macao scholars and teachers discussed and exchanged information on the use of local moral education teaching materials, such as the selection and requirements of teaching materials, the preparation of teaching plans and the use of teaching methods.

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A Series of Academic Exhibitions on Studies in Critical Situation during Critical Times by the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of the University of Macau

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In order to systematically display the research results of the humanities researchers of UM in this pandemic period, the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of FAH has invited professors from departments related to humanities to deliver lectures via online channel on the main theme of “The Consciousness of Critical Situation and Hardship in Chinese Traditional Culture”, at the end of the year 2020.

The lectures via online channel were delivered successfully. The lectures series include the topics of “The Consciousness of Critical Situation and Hardship in Chinese Traditional Culture” of Prof. YEUNG SIU KWAI from Faculty of Education,  “Endless life in difficult times: Views of Macao University Students on the Value and Significance of Chinese Traditional Culture” of Prof. GONG YANG from Faculty of Education, “Cultural Responsibility in disaster” of Prof. TANG CHON CHIT from Department of  Chinese Language and Literature of Faculty of Arts and Humanities,  “The issue of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic method – the role of regulating immune response in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19” of Prof. CHEN XIN from Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, “The Public Sphere and Urban Management in Contemporary China: Historical Considerations during COVID-19” of Prof. WANG DI from Department of History of Faculty of Arts and Humanities. These lectures were popular among students in University of Macau. Hundreds of students participated in the lectures actively and indicated that these lectures inspired them a lot to think about the pandemic period in China deeply, and it is of great significance for deeply understanding the Culture of Critical Situation in China.

The Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the Confucius Institute Greatly Supported the 65th Anniversary Activities of Escola Estrela do Mar

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The Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the Confucius Institute Greatly Supported the 65th Anniversary Activities of Escola Estrela do Mar

To celebrate the 65th School Anniversary, Escola Estrela do Mar School held the celebration carnival in 6thDec. Among lots of activities, the ancient costume wearing and photo shooting activity has gained strong support of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the Confucius Institute, University of Macau.

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“Professional development activities for teaching staff – topics of Social Science and Humanities” by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau and Centre for Chinese History and Culture

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The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, Centre for Chinese History and Culture and the Macao Base for Primary & Second Education in Humanities & Social Science co-organized the “Professional development activities for teaching staff – topics of Social Science and Humanities” from November to December in 2020.The target students are primary and secondary school teachers in Macao.

The courses “Macao’s Native Literature” of Prof. TAM Mei Leng , who is of Department of Chinese Language and Literature .“From Eastern and Western cultural perspective—-the Era of Great Navigation and Food Culture of Macao” of Prof. PANG Hoi Ling, who is of Department of Chinese Language and Literature . “The talk of spirit of Lianfeng”, “Stone Inscribed Poems of Mazu: A Microcosm of Macao’s Modern History” of Prof. TANG Keng Pan, who is of Department of Chinese Language and Literature. “History and Material Culture: Using ‘Things’ as a Lens into the past” of Prof. Mario Cams, who is of Department of History. “Teaching the History of Globalization” of Prof. Joshua Ehrlich , who is of Department of History. In total, there are about 30 students in each class and more than 200 teachers participated in the 14 hours’ courses.

The courses “Macao’s Native Literature” of Prof. TAM Mei Leng

“From Eastern and Western cultural perspective—-the Era of Great Navigation and Food Culture of Macao” of Prof. PANG Hoi Ling

“The talk of spirit of Lianfeng” of Prof. TANG Keng Pan

“Stone Inscribed Poems of Mazu: A Microcosm of Macao’s Modern History” of Prof. TANG Keng Pan

Escola Xin Hua joins UM’s Base for the Promotion of Chinese History and Culture

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UM’s Base for the Promotion of Chinese History and Culture in primary and secondary schools, General Association of Chinese Students of Macau and Escola Xin Hua signed the Cooperation Agreement on the Joint Construction of Base for the Promotion of Chinese History and Culture. Prof. XU Jie, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Macau, Prof. ZHU Shoutong, Director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of University of Macau, Dr. CHEANG Neng Ian, Deputy director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of University of Macau, and Ms. HO Yu, Principal of Escola Xin Hua, attended the signing ceremony.

For more details, please refer to the Chinese version.

UM launches new book Series of Centennial History of New Culture in China

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UM launches new book Series of Centennial History of New Culture in China

The University of Macau (UM) Library held a book launch event on 23 November  to announce the official release of the 14-volume Series of Centennial History of New Culture in China, compiled by Zhu Shoutong, director of UM’s Centre for Chinese History and Culture. According to Billy So, vice rector of UM and director of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, who is also a famous historian, there are many works on the history of ancient Chinese culture, but few are systematic and large-scale studies of the history of modern Chinese culture, a gap some experts believe this book fills perfectly.

 

The Centre for Chinese History and Culture of University of Macau visits the Chinese Educators Association of Macau

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Prof. ZHU Shoutong, Director of CCHC, Dr. CHEANG Neng Ian, Deputy director of CCHC, and colleagues of CCHC paid a visit to the Chinese Educators Association of Macau on November 20 to discuss the work recently carried out by the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of University of Macau. At the same time, in-depth discussions on the opportunities for cooperation in other activities between the Chinese Educators Association of Macau and Macao Base for Primary and Secondary Education in Humanities and Social Science were also conducted.

For more details, please refer to the Chinese version.