“Garden of Heaven” The map of Old Protestant Cemetery (Macau)
《天國之園──馬禮遜墓園文化地圖》
May 2017
- Macau Design Biennial. Distinctive Award
In the 19th century Macau served as the major gateway of trade between China and Europe. At that time ambitious Europeans were on their long journey/adventure to come to the orient for business opportunities, some of them passed away during the trip. However, non-Catholic westerners were not allowed to be buried within the city limits “Cidade do Nome de Deus” under the Portuguese governance. This left European protestants no choice but to either abandon the bodies into the sea, or secretly bury the deceased along the coast, on some islands or outside the city wall.
Robert Morrison, an employee of the British East India Company (BEIC) proposed to open a cemetery for Protestants through the East India Company, this was prompted by the death of his wife, who was also a protestant. The permission to open a cemetery within the East India Company was granted by the Portuguese. Later on, the right for burials of Protestants was expanded, even non-staff protestants were allowed to be buried within this cemetery.
In 1857 new public health regulations were introduced and the cemetery no longer accepted new burials after that. There is one exception made to Sir Lindsay Tasman Ride, who was the last deceased buried in this cemetery in 1977, in honor of his academic contribution to the cemetery.
澳門曾經是中國與西方連繫的主要窗口，各懷夢想的歐洲人，透過遙遠的航程前仆後繼來到東方冒險尋找機會，當中少不免有客死異鄉。然而，葡萄牙人不允許非天主教徒的西方人安葬於當時的「天主聖名之城」內，居澳的歐洲基督教徒只好把亡者遺體葬於附近海島、海岸或偷偷安葬於城牆外。
1821 年，馬禮遜牧師的夫人瑪麗去世，經英國東印度公司出面與葡人交涉，終於取得開闢墓園的許可。後來不僅公司職員，其他國籍的基督教徒，也允許安葬於墓園裡。直至 1857 年，由於衛生及市政管理原因禁止下葬為止。墳場一共有 189 個墓碑，墳場內最後一個墓碑設於 1977 年，為香港的賴廉士爵士（1898-1977），特以紀念他生前研究馬禮遜墓園的貢獻。
Publisher: Root 我城社區規劃合作社
Illustrator & Graphic Designer: SomethingMoon.com
Project Coordinator: Hoi Ian Lei
Editor: Iek Chit Lam
Author: Alex, Lek Hang Chan, Alex Lou, Hoi Ian Lei, Iek Chit Lam, Ck井, Helios Ng
Size：495 ✕ 705 mm
ISBN: 978-99965-306-0-9
Price: MOP / HKD 50｜NTD 150｜USD 9
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「身份是什麼？歷史總愛開完笑，我們一直沒有自己的身份，也從未想過以自己的身份自居，我們在文化上很輕鬆的被跨越，直到經歷了現代化，想走路枱起頭，但在保留過去的足跡，卻迷失在政治兩難之中；所以在頭腦簡單的現代人管治下，心急想找一邊擁抱，撕裂下懸疑不定，思覺失調，一邊被灌溉新思想，另一邊卻銷費「非我族者」的遺跡，不確定該擁抱還是抵抗。
我們都一樣。根本還不夠空間和足夠的討論去琢磨出自己是誰，或者說，我們還沒決定現在安靜躺在墓中的人，到底跟自己有什麼關係。」