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Chan Chak-seng, the current deputy director of Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, August 1998 Macao Cultural Department, any director of cultural property, the return of Macao in December 1999, the Portugal boss and colleagues withdrawal, in many cases from scratch to understand, but those files, all Puwen.
about the intersection of Chinese and Western history witnessed the inscription
files left in the Macanese government, there is a World Cultural Heritage of Macau, as a sovereign state party must declare and Macau's sovereignty belongs to China, the Macanese government can not accomplish it.
1999 12 20 handover, Macau SAR Government's first policy address mentioned in the inscription, but when we do not know how to do it. In 2000 I will finish the Mainland, Hong Kong SAR Government at the airport met the AMO trillion strokes like the Secretary-General, he invited me to lunch at the airport, this meal is a milestone in the (laughs)! I met the World National Heritage Board Heritage Department, Director Guo, he told me to go to a British expert assessment of World Heritage projects in China, when he suggested that we go to Macau.
few months later the British experts to come to Macao, which is a highly prestigious Professor of Archaeology, but do not understand Macao, we only turn for a long time with him, and then by his own reading materials and study everywhere.
experts submitted to the World Heritage Centre, the report said of Macau, When we do not just report the inscription single building, the best choice of a route, as the West 400 years of Macau's economic and cultural integration of historical evidence.
have confidence in it! We'll organize the drafting of the text, a lot of work, pressed for time, this is the first year of the return of Macao, we do more than the previous ten years.
World Heritage Site was divided into three categories, one is a single monument, such as the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Notre Dame, one is complex, there is one is the city. We declare that the three bus to the Guia Fortress, 25 historic buildings strung complete old city of Macau, building contents, including China, Europe, India, Goa ... ... both outstanding universal value, and each contrast.
2005 年 7 15, a few minutes to the United Nations World Heritage Committee adopted the
I grew up in Macau, with many people who live here like every day through the old building, I thought so old, pulled down from the new matter, do not know what the story behind them. Engaged in conservation work only to find, hidden inside the old building too much information, it is worth digging out, reveal their meaning and value.
our inscription, is the town's story to pass on to you, tell the world the human development of Macao in the long centuries of history and the history of East-West crossroads, what role was played, there is still What is the value of what the future could make contributions.
comment on Macao's cultural heritage is alive
single church can not be compared with Europe, a single temple can not be compared with the mainland, but many churches and temples co-exist within a small area, which kinds of phenomena in Europe and mainland China, see, is Macau's unique, it is enough to witness 400 years of Western culture in such a small place to another blend of peaceful coexistence, which is the value of Macao.
city in history, the churches, temples, houses, theater, charities, cemeteries, lighthouses, forts, schools ... ... all types of construction, a complete life functions. Ruins of St. Paul's College next to the train through the Chinese missionaries, who had been sent to the world and preach the mainland, where the seminary is still retained function, as well as monks. Portugal were to finance the construction of the Dom Pedro V Theatre built in 1858, is the oldest Western-style land Theatre, is still performed. Macao's cultural heritage is alive, a few hundred years old city old buildings, people are still inside the normal life, unlike a lot of
inscription can not be vigorously pursued the demolition
owner of property to be protected
Q: What are the benefits of Macau World Heritage?
A: when the return of Macao is expected that economic development will be soon, there must be tough measures to ensure against the destruction of ancient buildings, especially in the face of enormous motive. On the other hand, did not return to pre-school history classes about Macao, and many people do not know the local context, reinforces the Macau inscription belonging, pride and cohesion.
Q: The entire Old Town World Heritage, you need to demolition it?
A: We can not engage in large demolition, the owner of private property are protected by law. One has a long history of the city, inevitably different periods interspersed mix of different building, this is the true face. Incompatible with the heritage that old buildings can be planned, wait until after the end of life out of the update, so the public can support us.
Q: Macau's World Heritage Project is free to visit?
A: We only spend very little money to the inscription, the main argument used to organize expert discussions, the preparation of report text. Inscription, the old building is still free. We do not want to put so many World Heritage projects of public resources can not benefit the public generally, but also worried that if too many people who visited the old church can not afford to carry the old house, for protection purposes, these artifacts should be less open, we will consider taking prudent measures to limit the number of visitors. (Text / off)
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