The 2021 Awarding Ceremony of Zijin Friendship Ambassador of Nanjing Urban Internationalization was held on March 28 in Nanjing International Friendship Park. JSBC has more.
Guided by the Promotion Office of Nanjing Urban Internationalization, this ceremony welcomed Shen Jianrong, Vice Mayor of Nanjing and Director of the Promotion Office of Nanjing Urban Internationalization, who attended the ceremony and delivered a welcome speech.
12 international friends including Miro Kolesar, Executive Vice President at Bank of Nanjing, Richard Antonie van Ostende, Chief Representative at NBSO China, Takeuchi Ryo, Japanese director, and WolfgangPeter Weinhold, CTO of AMT (Nanjing) received the honor.
Miro Kolesar(Czekh), Zijin Friendship Ambassador of Nanjing Urban Internationalization
After the awarding ceremony, the guests visited the Nanjing Sister Cities Exhibition Hall located in the park. With an area of 1100 square meters, the exhibition hall has 7 showrooms such as Asia Hall, Europe Hall, America Hall, etc. It is home to nearly 170 gifts from sister cities of Nanjing.
The tree planting activity pushed the whole ceremony to its climax. Adding a touch of fresh green to Nanjing, Zijin Friendship Ambassadors of Nanjing Urban Internationalization and other guests planted trees, and planted hope and planted friendship.
Richard Antonie van Ostende(Netherland) , Zijin Friendship Ambassador of Nanjing Urban Internationalization
Takeuchi Ryo(Japan), Zijin Friendship Ambassador of Nanjing Urban Internationalization
Some young foreigners also took part in the tree planting activity, being ready to be the young-generation messenger of friendship and to introduce Nanjing to the world.
Since last year, the Promotion Office of Nanjing Urban Internationalization has launched a campaign to appoint the "Zijin Friendship Ambassador of Nanjing Urban Internationalization" as an effort to further deepen foreigners’ understanding of Chinese culture and Nanjing's economic and social development, and to convey Nanjing’s determination to promote international cooperation to the international community. 24 international friends have been appointed as "Zijin Friendship Ambassador of Nanjing Urban Internationalization" so far.
(Source:ourjiangsu.com)
