A collection of documents formally known as “Official Records of Macau during the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)” has been listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.
In Portuguese, the records are known as “Chapas Sínicas” (“Chinese plates”). In Chinese, the records are known as “Chinese documents”.
The IC statement came after UNESCO announced on Monday that it has recommended 78 new nominations on its international register. The recommendations included the “Chapas Sínicas”, which had been jointly nominated by the Portuguese Republic and People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Macau Archives under the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Portugal’s National Archive of Torre do Tombo were involved in the nomination process, according to the IC statement.
This undated image provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) shows a port clearance document issued by the Superintendent of the Canton Maritime Customs House, Li Yongbiao, for ship No. 22 owned by Joāo Botelho to sail to Spain for trade (1758).
