THE SON OF MACAO AND THE MANDARIN’S HOUSE澳門之子與鄭家大屋
The article examines how the reformist and Sino-merchant intellectual Zheng Guanying 鄭觀應 (1842–1921), often celebrated as a "Son of Macao," constructed his vision of modern China from translocal experiences spanning Xiamen/Xiangshan (his native region), Shanghai, and the Macao territory itself. The...
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| description | The article examines how the reformist and Sino-merchant intellectual Zheng Guanying 鄭觀應 (1842–1921), often celebrated as a "Son of Macao," constructed his vision of modern China from translocal experiences spanning Xiamen/Xiangshan (his native region), Shanghai, and the Macao territory itself. The analysis sustains the argument that the designation "Son of Macao" does not arise from an administrative bond (Zheng had not belonged to the circuit of imperial examinations that led to officialdom), but rather from a hybrid cultural and urban circuit: his formation in the cosmopolitan environments of Shanghai and his periodic returns to Macao, where he composed the work *Shengshi Weiyan* 盛世危言. Methodologically, the text mobilizes biographical reading and historical-cultural contextualization, articulating personal itineraries, linguistic practices (including the learning of English), and written production with the materiality of Zheng's domestic heritage. It concludes that the so-called "Mandarin’s House," today heritage-listed and restored, functions as an interpretive device for integrating family memory, socioeconomic mobility, and imaginaries of reform, explaining why Macao transforms into an identity and intellectual emblem in Zheng's thought. |
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| spelling | THE SON OF MACAO AND THE MANDARIN’S HOUSE澳門之子與鄭家大屋 The article examines how the reformist and Sino-merchant intellectual Zheng Guanying 鄭觀應 (1842–1921), often celebrated as a "Son of Macao," constructed his vision of modern China from translocal experiences spanning Xiamen/Xiangshan (his native region), Shanghai, and the Macao territory itself. The analysis sustains the argument that the designation "Son of Macao" does not arise from an administrative bond (Zheng had not belonged to the circuit of imperial examinations that led to officialdom), but rather from a hybrid cultural and urban circuit: his formation in the cosmopolitan environments of Shanghai and his periodic returns to Macao, where he composed the work *Shengshi Weiyan* 盛世危言. Methodologically, the text mobilizes biographical reading and historical-cultural contextualization, articulating personal itineraries, linguistic practices (including the learning of English), and written production with the materiality of Zheng's domestic heritage. It concludes that the so-called "Mandarin’s House," today heritage-listed and restored, functions as an interpretive device for integrating family memory, socioeconomic mobility, and imaginaries of reform, explaining why Macao transforms into an identity and intellectual emblem in Zheng's thought. Instituto Cultural de Macau Macau Review of Culture Articles 2016 Christina Miu Bing Cheng |
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| title_short | THE SON OF MACAO AND THE MANDARIN’S HOUSE澳門之子與鄭家大屋 |
| title_sort | the son of macao and the mandarin’s house澳門之子與鄭家大屋 |
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