| Título: Indelible Footprints in Macau Autora: Christina Miu Bing Cheng Ano: 2021 Disponível em acesso aberto Available in open access |  |
SYNOPSIS
The former Portuguese-ruled Macau has been a multi-ethnic/national rendezvous attracting people from different origins and serving as a stage for them to perform manifold roles. Through time, countless Chinese and foreign people have left indelible footprints along with the rendition of its disparate “visages”. This speck of land was once a religious bastion for the propagation of Christianity, a springboard for adventurers, and a haven for pirates and fugitives. It was also an opium depot, a slave trade centre, a gambling hotbed, and not least, an arena for the Sino-Portuguese power struggle. Yet, at times it was a sanctuary for the destitute, and a permanent shelter for the displaced. This book throws light on remarkable midway sojourners, whose significant presence was imprinted in history even though they appeared in Macau briefly for various purposes in the midst of cataclysmic vicissitudes in China. Central to the discussion are an invincible pirate king, an ardent anti-opium statesman, a reformist gentry-merchant, an impoverished musician, and a diasporized educationalist. Likewise, two controversial historians, a high-handed colonial governor, and a revengeful colonel stamped their abiding marks at a specific time in the colony’s history. Inextricably entwined with Macau’s socio-political evolution, some of these personages have contributed to the rich culture of this bewitching city.
INDEX
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Maritime Prowess: Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong. Shaping the Political Landscape in the Ming-Qing Cataclysm
2. The Tragic Hero Lin Zexu. Immortalized in Macau’s Lian Feng Miao
3. On the Border Gate: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral and Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
4. The Son of Macau and the Mandarin’s House
5. The River and the Sea. The People’s Musician in a Time of Chaos
6. The Land of the Lotus Flower: A Haven for the Diasporized
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction
1. Maritime Prowess: Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong. Shaping the Political Landscape in the Ming-Qing Cataclysm
2. The Tragic Hero Lin Zexu. Immortalized in Macau’s Lian Feng Miao
3. On the Border Gate: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral and Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
4. The Son of Macau and the Mandarin’s House
5. The River and the Sea. The People’s Musician in a Time of Chaos
6. The Land of the Lotus Flower: A Haven for the Diasporized
Conclusion
Bibliography
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