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The Macao Base for Primary & Secondary Education in Humanities & Social Science has always been committed to collaborating with primary and secondary schools in Macao to promote and educate the subjects of literature, history and arts. On the morning of May 18, 2022 (Wednesday), the Deputy Director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of the University of Macau (CCHC), Dr. CHEANG Neng Ian, the Principal Admin Officer, Ms. KUAN Sio In, and the Admin Officer, Ms. Ho Sok Fong, visited Pui Va Middle School to discuss future collaboration.

During the meeting, Dr. CHEANG introduced the purpose of the base, cultural activities, training courses and publications. Moreover, he invited Director Lei Chao Lam and the senior teachers to participate in the “Macau Forum on Education in Humanities and Social Sciences” and visit CCHC, as well as to share their teaching experience with the students of the Master’s Program of the Centre. Afterwards, Director Lei explained that Pui Va Middle School is committed to “patriotism” as its educational objective, and emphasizes the moral and civic education of students, so they often hold history and geography quiz competitions, with the aim of nurturing students to become talented youth who love Macao and love their country.

Director Lei said that through the cooperation with the base in the future, the quality of teaching in the field of humanities and social sciences would be improved. Finally, both sides presented silk banners and school publications as souvenirs.

Director Lei introduced Pui Va Middle School

Director Lei presented the banner to Dr. Cheang

Group photo

Group photo

The lectures, “The Way of Bringing Macao Culture to the World” and “Talk of Yellow Emperor Culture”, were held in G019 of E34 (Cultural Building), from 4 to 6 PM on April 4 (Monday). Both of these lectures were organized by Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC).

The first lecture, “The Way of Bringing Macao Culture to the World”, was presented by Mr. JIANG Ye, deputy secretary general of China Foundation for the Development of Social Culture (CFDSC) and keynote speaker of the short video “Introduction to Masters (Dashi Chunqiu)”. Prof. ZHU Shoutong presided over this activity. Many scholars and well-known persons attended this lecture, including Prof. ZHANG Jiuling from Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM), Ms. CHAN Peng Peng, chairman of the Think Tank of United Citizens of Macao, Prof. Agnes, LAM Iok Fong, director of Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) of University of Macau (UM), Prof. ZHANG Meifang, master of College Cheong Kun Lun. Chinese History and Culture Ambassadors of CCHC also participated in this activity.

Since the 4 years’ “Macao Forum for Chinese Culture” (jointly held by CCHC and the Think Tank of United Citizens of Macao) have already fully explored the native culture of Macao, Mr. JIANG Ye in this lecture extended this topic and turned to reflect on how the Macao culture could be further internationally known. Mr. JIANG Ye firstly reiterated the view of “from Universal Harmony to Universal Love”. He then talked about “the meanings of learning history” and “how to create history”, and proposed some strategies of bringing Macao culture to the world. Mr. JIANG Ye also explained Macao’s special position in the inheritance and promotion of Chinese culture under the policy of “One country, two systems”. He deemed it instructive to further promote Macao culture under the idea of ZHANG Zhidong (the minister in late-Qing Dynasty) that Macao culture should possess its “Chinese essence and Western utility”.

Prof. LAM Iok Fong said that this lecture much inspired her, because in the past, scholars often emphasized the value of foreign culture that influenced Macao while neglecting the effects of Chinese culture. And that is what the future research of Macao Studies should focus on. Prof. ZHANG Jiuling Professor Zhang Jiuling also called on Macao teenagers to strengthen the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation. The Chinese History and Cultural Ambassadors present all agreed.

Then, during the lecture “Talk of Yellow Emperor Culture”, the keynote speaker WANG Youyi praises the commitments of Chinese History and Culture Ambassadors to this activity. Before this lecture, CCHC held the ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor. And the ambassadors have been highly praised by the organizers for their great help and enthusiasm for traditional culture.

Mr. WANG Youyi then introduced the ancestor worship ceremony, how the Yellow Emperor created Chinese civilization in various aspects, and how the Yellow Emperor unified China from the perspective of sociology and folklore. In the end, Mr. WANG Youyi concluded with “The blood of the same ancestor is thicker than water, and the love of the same Chinese nation is as heavy as a mountain”. The lecture drew a satisfactory end in a round of applause.

In order to enhance the contact with Macao’s primary and secondary schools and to gain a better understanding of their needs for humanities and social sciences education, members of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) of the University of Macau, including Director Zhu Shoutong, Principal Admin Officer KUAN Sio In, and Admin Staff Ho Sok Fong, visited Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School (Macau) in the morning of May 5, 2022 (Thursday) met and discussed the cooperation with school’s Principal Chan Chi Kwan, Principal Assistant Wu Wai Cheng, Director Wong Man Bo, Director Tou Un Man, and Ms. Chao I MAN.

Principal Chan Chi Kwan of Choi Kou School said that the school attaches great importance to history and culture education for students, which coincides with the efforts made by the Centre, and hopes to explore better education methods with the support of the Base in the future. Subsequently, Principal Assistant Wu Wai Cheng, Director Wong Man Bo, Director Tou Un Man, and Ms. Chao I MAN also made pertinent suggestions on the construction of the Base and gave an outlook on the future direction of cooperation between the two sides.

The Director of CCHC, Prof. Zhu Shoutong, hoped to take this opportunity to establish a solid relationship with Choi Kou School and listen to the suggestions of front-line educators on the series of activities of CCHC, such as the “CCHC LECTURE SERIES”, so that they can better meet the needs of primary and secondary school students. In addition, Director Zhu also pointed out that the further improvement of the academic level of the “Forum of Macao Humanities and Social Sciences Education” depends on the support of primary and secondary school educators with rich practical experience, and invited the leaders and teachers of Choi Kou School to take the time to participate in the next forum in order to facilitate high-quality exchanges.

On May 4, 2022, Professor Zhu Shoutong, Director of the Center for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) of the University of Macau, was invited to participate in the online assessment of the first “Celebrating Traditional Chinese Culture” project. The project is hosted by the Organizing Committee of the China Education Innovation Achievements Welfare Exposition and the China Education Innovation Research Institute of Beijing Normal University, attracting the active participation of more than 2,000 students from universities, middle and primary schools from more than 20 provinces (cities and districts) across the country. By focusing on the theme of “Celebrating Traditional Chinese Culture”, the activity carried out innovative practice of Chinese excellent traditional culture education pointing to core literacy, with cultural understanding and inheritance literacy as the core, focusing on students’ critical thinking literacy, innovation literacy, communication literacy and cooperation literacy , to guide teachers and students to establish a correct view of history, country, and culture, stick to the position of Chinese culture, strengthen cultural self-confidence, enhance cultural awareness, and enhance cultural responsibility.

On the morning of April 21, 2022 (Thursday), Dr. CHEANG Neng Ian, Deputy Director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of the University of Macau, Ms. KUAN Sio In, Principal Admin Officer, and Ms. HO Sok Fong, Admin Staff, and other centre members visited the Escola Secundária Técnico-Profissional da Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau.

Under the warm reception of Principal LOI Kat Sat and Director WONG Kuong Lun of the Escola Secundária Técnico-Profissional da Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau, Dr. CHEANG Neng Ian, Deputy Director of CCHC, first briefly introduced the concepts, resources, facilities and previous activities of Macao Base for Primary & Secondary Education in Humanities & Social Science and CCHC. Afterwards, Principal Loi elaborated on the school running and educational purpose of the school. He also pointed out that since the education of the senior high school focuses on science and technology, he hopes that through the cooperation with the base, the students of the school will have a deeper understanding and identification of Chinese traditional culture.

The two sides had a pleasant conversation and discussed the future direction of cooperation. Finally, CCHC presented a silk banner to Escola Secundária Técnico-Profissional da Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau and other centre’s publications such as the “Macao Teenager’s Newspaper”.

The entrance of Escola Secundária Técnico-Profissional da Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau

CCHC presented a pennant to Escola Secundária Técnico-Profissional da Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau

Principal Admin Officer of CCHC KUAN Sio In (first from left), Deputy Director CHEANG Neng Ian of CCHC (second from left), Principal LOI Kat Sat (second from right) and Director WONG Kuong Lun (first from right) exchanged views on future cooperation.

Principal LOI Kat Sat (first from left) and Director WONG Kuong Lun (first from right)

CCHC staff visited the Escola