This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister city relations between Ningbo and Rouen, France. In order to promote the further development of friendly relations between the two countries and the two cities, on the afternoon of October 12th, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Sino-French Friendship Park in Ningbo.
Rouen, located in the northwest of France, is the capital of Normandy and seine-maritime, and is one of the important cities in France. Over the past 30 years, Ningbo and Rouen have carried out active cooperation and exchanges in the fields of economy, trade, port, culture, education, health and urban management, and Rouen was awarded the “Friendship City Exchange and Cooperation Award with China” by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.
As an important part of the construction of sister cities between the two cities, the “Sino-French Friendship Park” was jointly promoted by the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and the Municipal Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau. The park is located at the southeast corner of Min ‘an East Road and Fuqing North Road in the first phase of the East New Town Ecological Corridor, covering an area of 7,650 square meters. The geographical location is superior, with water to the east and rich landscape resources.
The “Sino-French Friendship Garden” project has a traditional French garden style, adopts French classics, and constructs a spatial pattern of “one axis and five stars”. At the same time, the garden pattern outlined by plane geometry shows the rich historical, cultural and natural characteristics of Rouen, and strives for natural ecology and harmony with the surrounding environment. It is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
It is reported that the “Sino-French Friendship Park” is the first garden project jointly built by our city and foreign sister cities. The mutual construction of friendship gardens between the two cities is an important starting point for our city to actively serve the overall diplomatic situation of the country, strengthen cooperation and exchanges with France, and create a good atmosphere of international cooperation, which is of great significance for enhancing the trust and friendship between the people of the two countries and the two cities.
The “China Garden” project in Rouen, France, is located in the Pasteur block on the right bank of the Seine River in the center of Rouen, adjacent to the provincial government compound, Rouen University and the Seine River leisure area. It will use the traditional gardening techniques of China to extract landscape gardens, present Ningbo elements and show the essence of China traditional culture.
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(Contributed by Ningbo Municipal Commission of Commerce)