Zoom: Celebrate good times

Celebrate good times

Text Matt Fleming António Sanmarful

There is always plenty to celebrate in Macao every December. However, December 2019 was a special occasion. Aside from Christmas, New Year and the festive holidays, there was also the 20th anniversary of the handover of administration to China to mark on and around 20 December. Over the entire month, the residents, the government and visitors to the city

were treated to events like the Macao-Zhuhai Fireworks Show, the Macao Light Festival and the Macao International Parade, which were all dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the SAR. Chinese President Xi Jinping also participated in the celebrations as performances were held across town. Join us as we look back on these events through the eyes of the photographers...

The Ruins of St Paul’s are lit up throughout December as part of the annual Macao Light Festival, organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office

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President Xi Jinping sings ‘Ode to the Motherland’ alongside performers at a gala performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the SAR on 19 December

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Government Information Bureau January 2020

Fireworks burst in the night sky on 23 December as the Macao and Zhuhai local governments jointly hold the first ever ‘Macao-Zhuhai Fireworks Show in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Macao’s Handover to the Motherland’

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Children play inside a light installation that spelled out ‘2019’ from the front. This was part of the month-long Macao Light Festival

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Xinhua News Agency January 2020

Female performers are dressed in red for the International Parade, which included people from countries and regions along the Belt and Road as well as local artists

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