The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced yesterday that it will host the city’s first Arts and Cultural Festival involving China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) later this year, with the aim of promoting regular cultural exchanges between the two sides.
The two-month festival, themed “Encounter in Macau” this year, will kick off next month, featuring five highlights namely the China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival, “Chapas Sínicas – Stories of Macau in Torre do Tombo” exhibition and seminars; China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Gala Performance; Cultural Forum between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries; and the Annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries.
“Chapas Sínicas” (“Chinese Sheets”) are official records from during the Qing Dynasty about Macau. The “Torre do Tombo” (“Tower of the Tome”) houses Portugal’s National Archives in Lisbon.
Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian delivers a speech during yesterday’s launch ceremony of the first Arts and Cultural Festival involving China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs), at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape. Photo: Tony Wong
