History of Macau

Author: Huang Hongzhao
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Publish Date: 1999-11-01
Features: Macau is one of China's earliest open ports for foreign trade. Its establishment as a port is also a product of the historical development of Western transportation. The opening of Macau Port significantly boosted the prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road. The Silk Road is also known as the Trade Road because China exported its famous specialty, silk, and named it accordingly. Macau is both an open trade port and a bridge for cultural exchange between the East and the West. Macau is a piece of Chinese territory long occupied by Portugal, and it has been under Portuguese occupation for over 440 years.