Overview

China constructs Zheng He Monument in Oman

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•OmanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•OmanSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 8, 2022

Start (actual): Nov 8, 2022

End (actual): May 30, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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The Zheng He Monument is located in Salalah, Dhofar, Oman near the beach. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/36875273

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Oman

Loan description

China constructs Zheng He Monument in Oman

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 8, 2022, a groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Chinese Embassy in Oman for the Zheng He Monument in Salalah, Oman. The monument commemorates Zheng He, a fifteenth-century Chinese navigator who visited Oman several times during the Ming Dynasty, and the friendship between Oman and China. A completion ceremony was held on May 30, 2023. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.