Archives and Manuscripts of Macau Kong Tac Lam Temple (1645–1980)

The collection, dated from the late Ming Dynasty to mid-20th century, comprises over 6,600 volumes of archives and manuscripts in 2,300 titles, rare books, Bayeux Scripture, old photos, and paintings. These materials were created and accumulated by masters and intelligentsias connected with the Temple Kong Tac Lam, since its formal establishment in 1924 as a result of its educational and cultural activities especially for women in Macao, Mainland China, and surrounded areas. An important documentary heritage of Macao, the collection bears witness to the unique and extraordinary role of the Temple in the dissemination of Buddhist teaching and ideology for women in Macao, Mainland China and in the neighbouring countries, as well as in advocating social changes and reforms, especially in the liberation of and raise of social status of women.