UM Bridges

10 YEARS OF SUCCESS?

With the 24/7 endless opening hours for casinos in Macao,hundreds of millions of tourists have been attracted to pay a visit to this “Eastern Monte Carlo”. While most of the people are seeing how successful Macao is,there are still some other perspectives that we can pay more attention to as the casino boom has brought quite huge changes to this small quiet island. (Read more...)

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE LAW ‘NOT ADEQUATE’

In recent years, the Macao government has shown more concern about the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. Intangible cultural heritage is a cultural tradition or practice that has been passed on from one generation to another.However, with the advance of modernity and globalization, people are ignoring these traditions, which are in danger of extinction if we are not going to preserve them. (Read more...)

BOOK-READING TODAY IN MACAO

Books are considered not only the best friend of people, but also gifts of learning that can enrich and improve one’s lives. Good reading habits are a source of knowledge and learning. However, it is generally known that the book reading rate in China has fallen in recent years. Moreover,statistics showed that the average reading rate of Macao residents is lower than that of mainland residents. (Read more...)

THE TATTOO AND SHISHA

Macao is a tiny city where cultures are imported and exported like an album that assembles all kinds
of unique stories. However, there are some cultures that may not be understood or altered when
they first appeared in Macao. Like the tattoo relates to the underworld, graffiti relates to teenager’s
rebellion and destruction of public property.
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