The first Chinese-Portuguese dictionary
displayed at an ancient book exhibition in Macao.
An exhibition on ancient books was kicked off on Friday at the
Central Library in Macao to celebrate China's second Cultural
Heritage Day, which falls on June 9.
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The exhibition from June 8 to August 8 is expected to offer
visitors a review on the east-west cultural exchanges on the island
city.
Also on display are historical records seen in books such as "A
abelha da China", the first weekly newspaper in Portuguese
published in China, the first Chinese-Portuguese dictionary, and
the works of Zheng Guanying, a thinker who lived in the late period
of the Qing dynasty.
The exhibition is then expected to tour south China's Guangdong
province and Hong Kong.
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(CRI.cn June 9, 2007)
