1999年 1 2月 2 0日 ,位于中国南海之滨、面积只有 1 6平方公里的澳门 ,一度成为全世界注目的焦点。那里举行着被诗人形容为游子回归母亲怀抱的盛典。社会公众所关注的也许只是这样具有重大历史意义的时刻 ,而学术文化界对澳门的兴趣则更为长久和广泛。从 1 6世纪中期开始 ,澳 On January 20, 1999, Macao, located on the shores of the South China Sea with an area of ​​only 16 square kilometers, became the focus of attention all over the world. There, there was a festival described by poets as a return to mother’s embrace. The public may be concerned only with such historic moment, while the academic and cultural circles are more interested in Macao for a longer and wider period. From the mid-sixteenth century onwards, Australia