编者按：世纪末的钟声即将敲响，澳门胜利回归祖国的脚步也已临近，炎黄子孙无不为祖国母亲的繁荣昌盛而扬眉吐气。但历史是不能忘记的。中国人民饱尝了国弱被人欺的苦与痛。本栏将陆续向读者介绍澳门的重大历史事件，如葡萄牙人如何从占据到霸占澳门以及世世代代的中国人民与 Editor’s Note: The bell of the end of the century is about to ring. The pace of the victory of Macao’s return to the motherland is also approaching. The descendants of the Chinese people are proud of the prosperity of the motherland. But history can not be forgotten. The Chinese people have tasted the bitterness and pain of being weak in the country. This column will introduce readers to one after another major historical events in Macao, such as how the Portuguese took possession of the Chinese people from occupation to occupation of Macao and from generation to generation