Overview

City of Kunming donates peacock sculpture to the Denver Botanic Gardens

Commitment Year•2001Country of Activity•United StatesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United StatesSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2001

Start (actual): Jan 1, 2001

End (actual): Jan 1, 2001

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This project was a donation to the Denver Botanic Gardens, located at 1005 York Street, Denver, Colorado. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/223802670

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

Government of the City of Kunming

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Denver Botanic Gardens

Loan desecription

City of Kunming donates peacock sculpture to the Denver Botanic Gardens

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2001, the City of Kunming donated a peacock sculpture made by artist Yuan Xiaocen to the city of Denver, Colorado to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the sister city bond between the cities. The sculpture portrays a family of three peacocks and stands as a symbol of eternal good fortune.

Staff comments

1. The sculpture was originally placed at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Denver, Colorado, 80206 in 2001 and moved to the Denver Zoo on April 5, 2010 {{Source ID#200223}}. 2. Aiddata estimates the commitment date to 01/01/2001 as the gift was for the fifteenth anniversary of the sister city relationship between Kunming and Denver in 2001. No further details on dates have been found at this time {{Source ID#200222}}.