Historical materials of Macao

Archaeological excavations in Macao, especially the painted pottery and jade unearthed in the black sand dunes around the island in 1995, were identified as precious ancient cultural relics four or five thousand years ago. The stone tools unearthed at the same time, such as stone axes, belong to the same cultural system as similar cultural relics unearthed in Zhuhai, not far from Macao in recent years, indicating that the ancestors of the Chinese nation had been working in Macao as early as the Neolithic Age.

Macau, Green Ring Road, Heisha and other places have long been the footprints of Chinese mainland aborigines. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, ancient residents lived in these areas. Therefore, among the cultural relics unearthed in Macao and Zhuhai, there are reeds and pots in the Spring and Autumn Period and pottery in the Warring States Period.

Macao belonged to hundreds of surnames before the Qin Dynasty. Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been the territory of China, belonging to Nanhai County. Macao, known as Haojing 'ao in ancient times, has a close historical relationship with Xiangshan County in Guangzhou. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Xiangshan was already a land composed of more than 100 islands. About the 3rd century ago (that is, when Qin Shihuang unified China), Macau was formally incorporated into Chinese territory and belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. In 420 (Jin and Yuan Dynasties), Macao belonged to Fengle County and Xinhui County.

In 590 (the tenth year of Emperor Yangdi), Xinhui County was abolished and changed to Baoan County, and in 757 (the second year of Tang Zhide), Baoan County was abolished and changed to Dongguan County of Guangzhou. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Macao has been under the jurisdiction of Xiangshan County, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. According to historical records, Zhang Shijie and his army were stationed in this area at the end of the Song Dynasty. People who settled in Macao in the early days formed small villages here and made a living by fishing and farming. Guangzhou Road, the propaganda department of Guangdong Province, ruled Guangzhou in the Yuan Dynasty, and guangzhou fu in the Ming Dynasty. Before the end of Qing Dynasty, it belonged to guangzhou fu, ruled Zhaoqing by the road and ruled Guangzhou by the government.

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Macau (Portuguese-speaking Macau or English-speaking Macau), referred to as "Macau", is the full name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region. It is located on the southeast coast of Chinese mainland, on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Zhuhai in the north, facing Wanchai and Hengqin in Zhuhai in the west, facing Hong Kong across the sea in the east, 60 kilometers apart, and facing the South China Sea in China in the south. It consists of Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Luhuitou Island, with a land area of 32.8 square kilometers and a total population of 656,000 (as of March 20 18).

The Macao Special Administrative Region (2211'n,113 33' e) is located on the southeast coast of Chinese mainland, on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, with the east coast facing Hong Kong across the sea, the Macau Peninsula connected to Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in the north and Taipa, Sixth Ring Road and Lu Chao in the south.

The total area of Macau has been continuously expanded due to land reclamation along the coast, from the square kilometer in19th century to 32.8 square kilometers (including the 360-hectare and 3.6-square-kilometer Macau New Town approved by the State Council on October 29th, 2009), with an area of about16 in Washington, D.C. and 65438 in Singapore. Macao includes two outlying islands: Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Green Ring.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Macau