澳门回归纪念日 The Returning Anniversary of Macao
Nowadays, when we talk about Macao, we all know that it belongs to China. But a long time ago, it’s robbed by Portuguesa. At the midnight of December 20, 1999, the Portuguese and China government held a handover ceremony at the Macao cultural center, which meant Chinese government has resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao and Macao returned to the motherland. As it is a great thing in the journey of China achieves the great cause of reunification, people make December 20th every year as the returning anniversary of Macao.
如今，只要我们说起澳门的时候，我们都知道它是属于中国的。但是很久以前，它是被葡萄牙占领的。1999年12月20日零时，中葡两国政府在澳门文化中心举行政权交接仪式，中国政府对澳门恢复行使主权，澳门回归祖国。由于这在中华民族实现统一大业的旅途中的一盛举，所以大家把每年的12月20日定为澳门回归纪念日。
Macao used to be a small fishing village. But, Eastern and Western culture have been blended with each other in the later four hundred years, leaving many historical and cultural heritages, which make Macao into a unique city. Macao’s area is very small, but it is one of the most densely populated places in the world, as well as one of the high incomes of per capital in Asia. It is an international metropolis.
澳门以前是个小渔村。但是，在后来的四百多年时间里，东西文化一直在此地相互交融，留下了许多历史文化遗产，使澳门成为一个独特的城市。澳门的面积很小，是世界上人口最稠密的地方之一，也是亚洲人均收入比较高的地区。它是一个国际化的都市。
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