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This article examines the earliest extant translations from Chinese in the period of the first systematic encounters between Chinese and Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It argues that agents of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the context of early modern colonialism devised practical and effective social and linguistic approaches for translating Chinese. The article investigates three such approaches: the use of Chinese interpreters who learned European languages; the use of oral translation in the collaboration between Chinese and European interpreters; and the use of Europeans fluent in Chinese translating themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the arrival of Portuguese colonialism to its present incarnation as the world's biggest gambling center, Macau has long made the most of its liminal position at China's edge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper focuses on Macao’s indigenous form of public space - chintei - the historic squares that epitomize the former Portuguese colony and remain a unique feature of the city-state under the rubric of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. With Macao currently experiencing the ambivalence of a cultural enclave versus a global gaming hub, the squares are facing an unprecedented phase of transformation where heritage conservation converges or even collides with redevelopment pressures. Discussions are engaged about the government’s stance on preserving and revitalizing the squares, which can be either regarded as residual space or architectural ensemble and project potentiality of urban heritage especially after the inscription of the Historic Centre of Macao on the World Heritage List. Findings from case studies demonstrate that the squares’ revitalization is a process of trial and error that continuously redefines them, and their diminished socio-spatial vitality has yet to be revived. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After the transfer of the Portuguese administration to China, Macau kept its role as a bridge between East and West, inspired in the Portuguese settlement 500 years ago. The pragmatism of the Chinese central government, using the Lusophone specificities of this Special Administrative Region, supported the creation of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries, reviving the statute of the Portuguese language and culture in its own territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Harriet Low Hilliard's memories were written in the first half of the 19th century during her four year stay in the Portuguese Macau, on the southern coast of China. She was twenty years old when her aunt Abigail Low and uncle William Henry Low invited her to travel to Macau. It was time when women were not allowed to enter Canton which she visited thanks to the position of her uncle. In her memories, Harriet Low Hilliard describes everyday life of foreigners in Macau, bringing up such subjects as accommodation, food, fashion and customs of Europeans in that small Portuguese colony, as well as customs of the local people working and living in Macau and its suburbs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 1802 attempt by Great Britain to shore up its colonial possessions in South Asia by landing troops in the Portuguese colony of Macao during the Napoleonic Wars. Based on documents from the English East India Company, the article discusses British fears of an attempt by France to invade British colonies via Macao, the failed effort to land British troops there, and the strain this placed on relations between Great Britain and China, and trade relations among the European powers.

This study looks at the role that Macanese women had in bridging the gap between the colonial (1557-1999) and post-colonial period (1999-) of the former Portuguese enclave along the South China Sea. Using as a springboard the historical background that saw the birth of Macao itself, the focus then shifts to the literary production of a few women from Macao, collectively known as Macanese, who, despite their linguistic, national, and/or ethnic origin, succeeded in creating a body of work that in a sense responds to the needs of a people, the Macanese, at the dawn of a new era.

Compares the policy of the People's Republic of China on the handover of Portuguese-held Macau and the policy toward British-held Hong Kong. Discussion on the treaties signed by China on the two colonies; Analysis of the sociopolitical development of the colonies; Opinion on the Chinese perception of the two colonizers; Problems with the Macau handover; Conclusions.

Highlights the reversion of the Portuguese colony of Macau to Chinese rule on December 20, 1999. History of colony; Colony's relationship with China; Discussion on Macau's economy; Questions what will be the fate of Macau in 1997; Comparison of Macau and Hong Kong, another colony under Chinese rule.