The Bamboo Grove Temple

The Bamboo Grove Temple

by José Simões Morais

During the late 19th century, the north slope of the Monte Fortress, roughly where the Estrada do Repouso and the San K’iu neighborhoods are currently located, was indeed a very poor and forgotten area. Corpses, usually half-interred […]

Do you know Macau? Chinese Festivities: Lantern Festival

by Diamantina Coimbra, Institute For Tourism Studies (IFT)

The last day of the Chinese New Year period which is the15th day of the 1st month, is called Yuanxiao Festival or Lantern Festival. The word Yuanxiao is a combination of two words: Yuan, meaning night, and Xiao, which meant in the old times, the first lunar month. There are many versions about the origin of this event. One version says that the festivity started with an emperor of the Han dynasty. He ascended the throne on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so, every year, on that day, he goes out and mingles with the populace. According to another version, the festival is related to the introduction of Buddhism to China. Since the 15th day of the 1st month was the day that Buddha gained enlightenment, the emperor ordered to […]

GET CREATIVE! Cultural Industries in China

by Margarida Saraiva*

If the benefits flowing from the so called creative industries are so strategic both for
the national and local government, we must ask what impact this re-evaluation of creativity will have on a country like China? How was creativity valued in China? What is changing? What about Macau? Is there a […]

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