Macau

View of the old city in Macau. *Photo from Wikipedia December 20 is Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. The first recorded Chinese inhabitants of the region now called Macau were people seeking refuge in the area from invading Mongols during the Southern Song (1127–1279). Under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), fishermen migrated to Macau from Guangdong and Fujian. The Macau native people were Tanka (疍家 or 蜑家) boat people. Macau did not develop as a major settlement until the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 1550s. In 1557, Macau was rented to