Macao }}} The Formation of a Global City [Paperback]

Macao, the former Portuguese colony in southeast China, has a long and very interesting history of cultural interaction between China and the West. Held by the Portuguese from the 1550s until its return to China in 1999, Macao was up to the emergence of Hong Kong in the later nineteenth century the principal point of entry into China for all Westerners - Dutch, British and others, as well as Portuguese. The relatively relaxed nature of Portuguese colonial rule, intermarriage, the mixing of Chinese and Western cultures, and the fact that Macao served as a safe haven for many Chinese reformers at odds with the Chinese authorities, including Sun Yat-sen, all combined to make Macao a very different and special place. This book explores how Macao was formed over the centuries. It puts forward substantial new research findings and new thinking, and covers a wide range of issues. It is a companion volume to Macao - Cultural Interaction and Literary Representations.

Introduction George WeiPart 1: Faith and the Formation of Macao: Religions and Urban Development1. Faith and Property: Pressures of Urban Development on Worship in Macao, the Mou Tai -Tin Hau Temple in CheokKa Chun, Macao Peter Zabielskis 2. The Earth God Worship in Macao -- The Transformation of Communal Earth God Worship in Urban Setting Tianshu Zhu Part 2: Western Footprints: The Missionaries in Macao and Their Contributions to the Formation of Macao3. Darwinism, Freemasonry and Print Culture: The Construction of Identity of the Macanese Colonial Elites in the Late Nineteenth Century Isabel Morais 4. The Holy House of Mercy and Its Impact on Macaos Women Leonor Diaz de Seabra Part 3: The Impact of Global Forces: The Presence and Competition of Maritime Powers in and around Macao5. Dutch Al£‰