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  History of Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1152 (during the Song Dynasty, 960-1279), it was identified as administratively part of the new Xiangshan County.
Since at least the 5th century, merchant ships traveling between Southeast Asia and Guangzhou used Haojingao as a way stop for refuge, fresh water, and food.
Members of the southern Song Dynasty and some 50,000 followers were the first recorded inhabitants of the area, seeking refuge in Macau from invading Mongols in 1277.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Macau   (1559 words)

  
 History of Macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1152 (during the SongDynasty, 960-1279), it was identified as administratively part of the new Xiangshan County.
Members of the southern Song Dynasty and some 50,000followers were the first recorded inhabitants of the area, seeking refuge in Macau from invading Mongols in 1277.
Portugueseadventurers were forcibly expelled from along the coast of Guangdong in 1521.
www.therfcc.org /history-of-macau-36336.html   (1438 words)

  
 History of Macau
During the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1643), fishermen migrated to Macau from various parts of Guangdong and Fujian provinces and built the A-Ma Temple in which they prayed for safety on the sea.
Since at least the fifth century A.D., merchant ships traveling between Southeast Asia and Guangzhou used Haojingao as a way stop for refuge, fresh water, and food.
Portuguese navigators first explored trade routes between Portugal and Asia in the early sixteenth century.
motherearthtravel.com /macau/history.htm   (1023 words)

  
 Historia de Macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Desde por lo menos el 5to siglo, los buques mercantes que viajaban entre Asia suroriental y Guangzhou utilizaron Haojingao como tope de la manera para el refugio, el agua dulce, y el alimento.
Cuando las flotas portuguéas llegaron en la vecindad de Haojingao en 1517 y 1518, los funcionarios chinos expresaron descontento sobre violaciones de la soberanía de China.
Después de una ruina de la nave en 1536, se permitió a los comerciantes portuguéss amarrar en Haojingao, sin embargo.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/hi/Historia%20de%20Macau.htm   (1677 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Macau - Macau | Chinese Information Resource
The name Aomen derives from two geographic features: the peninsula of Ao (meaning bay) and the navigable passage between the peninsula and the islands to the south called men (gate or door).
When discussing the pre-colonial period, historians sometimes refer to the region as Haojing (meaning oyster mirror) or Haojingao (Haojing Bay), a reference to the two semi-circular-shaped bays on the northern and southern sides of the lower half of the peninsula.
Macau (or Macao in non-Portuguese writings) is the Portuguese corruption of the Yue (Cantonese) dialect word Amakau (or Amagang in putonghua, the standard Chinese pronunciation based on Beijing Mandarin dialect).
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/macau/macau1.html   (501 words)

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