On 24 June 1622 – 400 years ago – the Dutch were defeated after fierce naval attacks and deadly land clashes in Macao. Historian Ivo Carneiro de Sousa recalls the Dutch East India Company’s attempt to conquer Macao and the revisionism that occurred in its wake.
From boiled peanut vendor to casino mogul, Fu Tak-Iam rose from nothing to become one of Macao’s most important people. Today, however, little remains of his legacy.
The author of Ancestor Portraits in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, scholar and painter Ung Vai Meng is the go-to expert on Chinese ancestral portraiture. As he has discovered through 20 years of research, the often-overlooked genre is full of surprises.
Catholic missionary St Francis Xavier is often credited for introducing and spreading Catholicism in Asia. Here’s how his right shoulder blade, a treasured relic, made its way to the St Joseph’s Seminary and Church in Macao.
In a tale that moves full circle across the centuries, a passionate young Christian set out a path that has since been followed by millions of the faithful.
The legacy of this dedicated 19th-century Christian – who made it his personal mission to save the souls of the largest country on earth – lives on even today.
The Eurasian multi-millionaire blazed a trail through the commercial and social life of Macao and Hong Kong leaving a legacy that endures today.
José d’Almeida Carvalho e Silva – doctor, scientist and revolutionary – left Macao under a cloud but left a glorious legacy in Singapore.
Lou Lim Ieoc Garden is one of the city’s most treasured green lungs: but how it came to be, and what became of the family that first built the park, is a tale stranger than fiction.
From chillies to citrus remedies, tea and cannons, Portuguese explorers changed the world as we know it.
There’s a reason why red envelopes have become ubiquitous during the Lunar New Year. Whether you’re giving lai see or receiving them, here’s the significance behind these little red packets.
Macao has been home to many people who were once – or still are – considered famous. Here are former residents of the city we consider have a claim to eternal fame.
For more than 450 years, Macao has attracted exceptional painters from all over the world – and cultivated many local talents, too. We’ve perused museums and easels to shortlist six of the most famous artists.
The Macao Museum of Art is showcasing beautiful clothes and accessories, once worn by China’s emperors and empresses till 14 March 2021.
In honour of the Macau Military Club’s 150th anniversary in 2020, we look into this venerable institution’s colourful past and discover how it stays relevant in today’s modern city.
