Macau (Portuguese-speaking Macau, English-speaking Macau), referred to as "Macau" for short, is the full name of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Macao Special Administrative Regions, with the license plate Guangdong Z. Portugal illegally occupied Macau on 1 887 65438+February1and officially returned to the motherland on1999 65438+February 20.
Located in south-central Guangdong Province, China, on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta. It borders Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province in the north, Wanchai and Hengqin in Zhuhai City in the west, and Hong Kong and Shenzhen across the sea in the east. 60 kilometers apart, south of the South China Sea in China. It consists of Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Green Island, with a land area of 32.8 square kilometers and a total population of 656,000 (as of March 20 18).
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The development of history
Archaeological excavations in Macao, especially the painted pottery and jade unearthed in the black sand dunes around the island of 1995, have been proved to be precious ancient cultural relics four or five thousand years ago. Stone tools such as stone axes unearthed at the same time belong to the same cultural system as similar cultural relics unearthed in Zhuhai, not far from Macao in recent years.
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.
From 65438 to 0553, the Portuguese began to live in Macao. Although the Portuguese sought the right of abode of the Ming Dynasty in Macao from 1557, the Ming government still set up a yamen here, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.
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