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B-2-11, B-2-14 (B－2－14 Be able to name the famous historical figures who…
B-2-11, B-2-14
B－2－14 Be able to name the famous historical figures who once lived in Macao and appreciate their contribution to Macao, China and the world;
Xian Xinghai
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A 3-meter-high statue of Xian was erected at the intersection of Avenida Xian Xing Hai and Rua de Berlim streets in Macau to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Xian composed in all the major musical forms and is best known for the Yellow River Cantata upon which the Yellow River Concerto for piano and orchestra is based.
was one of the earliest generation of Chinese composers influenced by western classical music and has influenced generations of Chinese musicians.
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Zheng Guanying
Zheng Guanying or Cheng Kuan-ying (1842-1922 or 1923) was a Chinese reformist active in the late Qing Dynasty.
He was a proponent of fighting economic dominance by Western countries of China through economic nationalism, of parliamentary representative democracy, and of women's rights.
Mandarin's House: His family members resided in Macau, but his birthplace was Xiangshan, Guangdong.
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Escola Oficial Zheng Guanying, a government school in Macau, was given its current name in 2011. The 160h anniversary of the birth of Zheng was held in Zhongshan in 2002.
B－2－11 Be able to tell that Macao was a platform for the exchange of eastern and western cultures in early times, and Macao has great contribution to the exchange and development of eastern and western cultures;
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In 1557 it was leased to Portugal as a trading post in exchange for an annual rent of 500 taels in order to stay in Macau
Following the signing of the Treaty of Nanking between China and Britain in 1842, and the signing of treaties between China and foreign powers during the 1860s, establishing the benefit of "the most favoured nation" for them, the Portuguese attempted to conclude a similar treaty in 1862, but the Chinese refused, owing to a misunderstanding over the sovereignty of Macau.
In 1887 the Portuguese finally managed to secure an agreement from China that Macao was Portuguese territory.
In 1999 it was handed over to China. Macau was the last extant European territory in continental Asia.