世纪之交的中国，迎来两件大事：一是澳门回归，二是西部开发。其实，这两大事件也有着 必不可分的相互关联之处──西部大开发为回归祖国的澳门，提供了十分有利的发展机遇， 澳门也能够成为“西部开放之门”。中国西部开发的范围广阔，但西部相对澳门而言，并不如人们想像得? China at the turn of the century ushered in two major events: First, the return of Macao and second, the development of the western region. In fact, these two major events are also inextricably linked with each other - the great development of the western region has provided a very favorable opportunity for development for the return to the motherland of Macao, and Macao can also become the gate to the opening of the west. There is a wide range of development in western China, but the West is not as good as people think about it.