In the afternoon of 20 September 2024, the University of Macau Library held a donation ceremony of Deng Fen’s works on the closing day of the “Cultural Heritage: Deng Fen Documents Exhibition”. Mr Kwai Lau of the Deng Fen Art Foundation, also a descendant of Deng Fen, donated seven original works of Deng Fen’s paintings and calligraphy, as well as his electronic archive of research on Deng Fen’s works to the University of Macau.

Donor Mr Kwai Lau said that the University of Macau Museum of Art has the functions of collecting and exhibiting art works, as well as teaching and conducting exchanges. It not only served the talent cultivation and discipline development of the university, but also provided a platform for the display and exchange of artistic creations for teachers, students and Macao citizens, which was respectable. He hoped that this donation would be able to contribute to the talent cultivation of the University of Macau. Wu Jianzhong, Librarian of the University of Macau, said that this donation not only enriched the collection of the UM Museum of Art, but also allows teachers, students and citizens to further understand and appreciate Lingnan traditional art and culture. He also thanked the Deng Fen Art Foundation and Mr Kwai Lau for their generous donation, and looked forward to have more cooperation and exchanges in the future to promote the inheritance and development of Chinese traditional culture and art.

Deng Fen (1894-1964) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. Known as one of the important figures in the painting circles of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in the 20th century, Deng Fen excelled not only in painting and calligraphy, but also in poetry, seal carving, scriptwriting and playwriting, making him a true polymath.

As early as 1923, he co-founded the Guihai Painting Cooperative (癸亥合作社) with fourteen traditional Chinese painters. Later, the cooperative reorganized to be the Guangdong Painting Society (廣東國畫研究會) to inherit and develop the theories and techniques of traditional Chinese painting. During the Anti-Japanese war, he resided in Macao and frequently traveled between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. After the victory of the War, he returned to Macao and lived twice in Macao at Chi-hsien Club of Travessa do Auto Novo (清平直街寄閒俱樂部), Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida (荷蘭園大馬路) and Travessa dos Anjos (天神巷). He was one of the painting teachers at Chü ming hsüan (居明軒), an important place to teach paintings in Macao at that time, and had a very close relationship with the local art and cultural circles. He inherited the traditions of Chinese painting while also creating a new style. Chinese literati painting master Huang Binhong (黄賓虹) praised him as the best painter in Nanhai. Chang dai-chien (張大千), a world-renowned painting master, regarded him as the only modern painter in Lingnan.

This year coincides with the 130^th anniversary of the birth of Deng Fen. From the 9 to 20 of this month, the University of East Asia Open College Students’ Association and the University of Macau Library co-organized the “Cultural Heritage: Deng Fen Documents Exhibition”, with support from the UM Alumni and Development Office and the Deng Fen Art Foundation.

2024年9月20日下午，澳門大學圖書館在《文化傳承——鄧芬文獻資料展》閉幕日舉行鄧芬作品捐贈儀式。鄧芬後人、鄧芬藝術基金會劉季先生向澳門大學捐贈七件鄧芬繪畫、書法原作，以及劉季先生的鄧芬作品研究電子檔案。

捐贈人劉季先生表示，澳門大學藝術博物館具有收藏、展覽、教學和交流的功能，既服務於大學的人才培養和學科發展，也為在校師生和澳門市民提供藝術創作展示與交流的平台，令人敬佩。他希望這次捐贈能為澳門大學的人才培養略盡綿力。澳門大學圖書館館長吳建中表示，此次捐贈不僅豐富了澳大藝術博物館的館藏，也讓師生和市民得以進一步深入了解和欣賞嶺南傳統藝術和文化。感謝鄧芬藝術基金會和劉季先生的慷慨捐贈，期待未來有更多的合作與交流，共同推動中國傳統文化藝術的傳承與發展。

鄧芬（1894-1964）廣東南海人，被譽為二十世紀粵、港、澳畫壇重要人物之一，擅書畫外，更精詩文、篆刻、撰曲及編劇，堪稱全才。早在一九二三年已與十四位傳統國畫家創立癸亥合作畫社，其後重組為國畫研究會，為繼承和發展傳統國畫的理論和技巧出力。抗戰時鄧芬流寓澳門，其後來往粵港澳之間。抗戰勝利後，他重返濠江，兩度寓居澳門清平直街寄閒俱樂部、荷蘭園大馬路及天神巷，是當時澳門畫壇重地居明軒畫學老師之一，與澳門藝文界關係十分密切。鄧芬繼承中國書畫傳統，又自闢新境界，被畫壇大師黄賓虹稱譽為“南海丹青有鄧芬”。蜚聲中外的國畫大師張大千也推許鄧芬為“現代嶺南唯一國畫家”。

今年適逢鄧芬先生誕辰130周年。本月9日至20日，澳門東亞大學公開學院同學會與澳門大學圖書館合作舉辦《文化傳承——鄧芬文獻資料展》，澳大校友及發展辦公室及鄧芬藝術基金會協辦。

In the afternoon of September 19, a people’s livelihood exhibition celebrating the 3^rd anniversary of the establishment of the Hengqin-Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone kicked off at the UM Library. This exhibition is hosted by the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Cooperation Zone and co-organized by the University of Macau Library. It aims to showcase the development process of Hengqin and Macao’s deep integration over the past three years, as well as fruitful results achieved in many areas of people’s livelihood such as culture, medical care, education, social security, and Macao youth development.

Deputy Director of the Livelihood Affairs Bureau Fong Fong Tan, UM Director of Rector’s Office Wong Kei, UM Dean of Students Pang Chap Chong, UM Director of Alumni and Development Office Lam Yuk Yee, and UM Librarian Wu Jianzhong attended the event as officiating guests.

In her speech, Fong Fong Tan hoped that through this exhibition, more UM teachers and students would go deep into Hengqin, understand Hengqin, and get to know Hengqin, and stimulate their wisdom and enthusiasm to actively participate in the construction and development of the cooperation zone. Wu Jianzhong said in his speech that this exhibition will allow UM teachers and students play a more proactive role in the construction of the new Hengqin campus and contribute to the sustainable development of the cooperation zone.

This exhibition will be on display until November 17. All are welcome to visit.

9月19日下午，橫琴粵澳深度合作區成立三周年民生展在澳大圖書館開展。本次展覽由合作區民生事務局主辦，澳門大學圖書館協辦，旨在展示琴澳深度融合三載的發展歷程，以及在文化、醫療、教育、社會保障、澳門青年發展等多個民生領域取得的豐碩成果。

民生事務局副局長馮方丹、澳大辦公室主任汪琪、學生事務長彭執中、校友及發展辦公室林鈺儀、圖書館館長吳建中等作為主禮嘉賓出席。

馮方丹在致辭中希望通過此次展覽，讓更多澳大師生深入橫琴、瞭解橫琴、認識橫琴，並激發師生們的智慧和熱情，積極參與到合作區的建設與發展中。吳建中在致辭中表示，本次展覽將有助於澳大師生在橫琴新校園建設中發揮更加積極主動的作用，為合作區的持續發展貢獻力量。

本次展覽將持續至11月17日，面向澳門大學師生及社會公眾開放，歡迎大家前往參觀。

In the afternoon of 12 September 2024, UM Rector Yonghua Song met with UM Council Vice Chair Huen Wing Ming. Mr. Huen handed over an autographed copy of the book ” The road to rejuvenation for China’s large banks”, which was given to the UM Library by Dr. Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People’s Bank of China, to Rector Song. Rector Song presented a certificate of thanks to Dr. Pan through Mr. Huen, and looked forward to Dr. Pan’s coming to the University of Macau for guidance. Vice Rector (Academic Affairs) Hui King Man and Librarian Wu Jianzhong also attended the meeting.

2024年9月12日下午，澳大宋永華校長會見澳大校董會禤永明副主席。禤副主席將中國人民銀行行長潘功勝博士給澳大圖書館的親筆簽名本《大行蝶變——中國大型銀行復興之路》轉交給宋永華校長，宋校長通過禤副主席向潘行長致送感謝狀，並期待潘行長來澳門大學指導。澳門大學許敬文副校長(學術)、圖書館吳建中館長等參加了會見。