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UM scholar discovers 800-year-old top-quality hand-made paper from Song dynasty
Li Ping, a professor from the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), who is also a visiting professor at UM’s Centre for Chinese History and Culture, recently participated in field trips with his students to the National University of Singapore (NUS) Chinese Library to examine a hand-written copy of Shiji (also known as ‘Records of the Grand Historian’). As a result of a research study that lasted two years and a half, Prof Li discovered top-quality hand-made Chinese letter paper used in Faxi Temple in Haiyan county, dating back more than 800 years.
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Private sector construction and real estate transactions for the 4th quarter of 2017
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 3,241 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold as per Stamp Duty record in the fourth quarter of 2017, and the total value of transactions was MOP21.57 billion, up by 15.0% and 38.1% respectively quarter-to-quarter. Purchase and sale of residential units increased by 530 to 2,618 units, and the total value went up by 43.2% to MOP17.78 billion. Transaction volume of pre-sale residential units surged by 219.9% to 803 units and the value soared by 203.7% to MOP7.36 billion, attributable to a large-scale housing estate released for sale during the quarter. Meanwhile, purchase and sale of existing residential units dropped by 22 to 1,815 units while the transaction value went up by 4.3% to MOP10.41 billion.
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The “Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dog” enlivens the city with New Year happiness
The “Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dog” was unveiled tonight (18 February) to welcome the blessings of Lunar New Year together with residents and visitors. A range of spectacular highlights are lined up in the event, from the float parade, large-scale performances, fireworks display, float exhibition to a mobile phone game. The Parade was live broadcast by two local TV stations and on LED screens at eight locations to share the happiness of Lunar New Year with spectators around town.
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