Yellow/Gold
Yellow/gold brings together Chinese and Portuguese cultures together and evokes a sense of the British presence in Macau between 1635-1793.
An arc of five-pointed gold stars, one large in the centre, is an essential of the Regional flag of Macau SAR.
The origins of the seven golden castles within the shield of Portugal are thought to be Castile, from the coat of arms of Afonso III, his mother and second wife were Castilian.
In China, where yellow is associated with happiness, grandeur and wisdom, each point of the compass has a symbolic colour. Yellow signifies the Middle Kingdom. The Emperor’s palace lay, it was considered, at centre of the world.
Within the symbolism of colours with the five elements, with Chinese beliefs and Feng Shui, yellow/gold is associated with completeness, wealth, metal and a consciousness of deities.
The presence of English, the medium of tuition with UM, and the British presence in Macao, between 1635-1793, may be symbolized by the three gold lions passant (Old French, heraldic term to describe striding forward with right forepaws raised, shown in the United Kingdom’s Royal Standard, the banner of the Queen Elizabeth II).