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A Brief History of Macao - Research on Poetry and Prose Contained
A Brief History of Macao - Research on Poetry and Prose Contained
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In the 16th year of Qianlong (January 27, 1751-February 14, 1752), this year, the first monograph systematically introducing Macao in Chinese history, "A Brief Introduction to Macao" was published. Its authors are Yin Guangren and Zhang Rulin. Yin Guangren, courtesy name Fuchang, was born in Baoshan, south of the Qing Dynasty. In the ninth year of Qianlong (1744), he was selected as the first Macao Tongzhi. Zhang Rulin, courtesy name Yunshu, was born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province in the Qing Dynasty. In the eleventh year of Qianlong's reign (1746), he began to serve as a co-prefect of Macao. The draft of "Macau Records" was originally written by Yin Guangren in the 10th year of Qianlong (1745) when he was a Tongzhi in Macao. When Yin left office, he handed it over to his successor Zhang Rulin, and later entrusted it to Xu Hongquan, the head of Yuexiu Mountain, for processing and polishing. Xu was ill and lost. In the 16th year of Qianlong's reign (1751), when Yin Guangren served as the Tongzhi of Nan'ao and the magistrate of Chaozhou, Zhang Rulin also happened to be in Chaozhou on business. The two got together, brought up old events, and decided to re-edit "A Brief Introduction to Macao". So "searching for leftover papers", "greatly increasing and increasing losses", and finally wrote a manuscript again. The book is divided into two volumes and three parts. The first volume "Situation" records the geographical situation of Macao, mountains and seas, tides and weather, etc.; "Officials" records the historical evolution of Macao, mainly about the process of Portuguese settlement in Macao and the establishment of official establishments in Macao by the Chinese government in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The situation of observing and exercising jurisdiction. The second volume is "Australia", which is dedicated to the physical appearance and clothing, daily life, customs, products and utensils, boat gun skills, language and writing of people living in Western Australia (mainly Portuguese). There is also a brief introduction to the trade situation of various western countries and regions. It also has 21 illustrations and more than 400 Chinese-Portuguese contrasting words at the back of the book. It vividly and richly expresses the social life of early Macao, truly reflects the economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and introduces some Western things and heterogeneous cultures to the Chinese, which has a great influence on later generations.
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