Exhibition “Chapas Sínicas ─ Stories of Macao in Torre do Tombo”

Announced by the UNESCO on 30 October 2017, the collection of the “Chapas Sínicas” (Official Records of Macao During the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)), jointly nominated by the Archives of Macao under the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government and the National Archive of Torre do Tombo of Portugal, has been successfully inscribed on the internationally recognised Memory of the World Register.

With a goal to promote the historical and cultural connotations of the records, the Archives of Macao and the National Archive of Torre do Tombo of Portugal will jointly organise the exhibition “Chapas Sínicas─Stories of Macao in Torre do Tombo”, allowing the public to appreciate the records which tell stories that took place in Macao but are of historical significance to China, Portugal and even the whole world.

It is expected that a cross referencing of the records with related images and documents from the same era can help to construct a vivid picture of Macao during the Qing Dynasty, enabling the public to have a deeper understanding of the special status and role of Macao in world history.

 

Opening ceremony
06/07
Friday｜17:00
The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao

Exhibition – Phase I
07/07—07/08
10:00-19:00｜closed on Mondays
The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao

Exhibition – Phase II
21/08—07/12
10:00-18:00｜closed on Mondays and public holidays
Archives of Macao

 

Thematic lecture on the exhibition “Chapas Sínicas──Stories of Macao in Torre do Tombo”
08/07
Sunday｜15:00-17:00
Auditorium of the Handover Gifts Museum of Macao
Language
Mandarin and Portuguese (with simultaneous translation of Cantonese, Mandarin and Portuguese)

Speakers
Professor of History of Sino-Foreign Relations at Sun Yat-sen University, Zhang Wenqin
Researcher of the Macao Research Institute of Jinan University, Jin Guo Ping
General Director of the General Directorate for Book, Archives and Libraries of Portugal, Silvestre de Almeida Lacerda

The “Official Records of Macao during the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)” (“Chapas Sínicas”) is undoubtedly a rich resource for the study of Macao's history and culture, as well as an invaluable cultural heritage of the world and a memory shared by all mankind, which is of enormous universal value.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government is hosting the thematic lecture on “Chapas Sínicas─Stories of Macao in Torre do Tombo”, where experts and scholars from China and Portugal will introduce the literary significance of “Chapas Sínicas” and the preservation and digitisation of the records.

 

Issue of “Chapas Sínicas” Commemorative Stamps
Date of issue
06/07

To celebrate and commemorate the successful inscription of the “Official Records of Macao during the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)” (“Chapas Sínicas”) on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2017, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) is issuing a set of stamps with the theme of “Chapas Sínicas” on the day of the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Chapas Sínicas—Stories of Macao in Torre do Tombo”. For more information on the issue of the stamps, please contact CTT or visit the official website at http://philately.ctt.gov.mo.