Overview

China's Consulate General in Houston donates a statue of Confucius to the city government of Houston

Commitment Year•2009Country 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: Sep 26, 2009

Start (actual): Sep 26, 2009

End (actual): Sep 26, 2009

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The purpose of this project was for China's Consulate General in Houston to donate a statue of Confucius to the city government of Houston, which is located in Hermann Park, Houston Texas at 6001 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12716985502

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 Consulate General

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

City of Houston

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China's Consulate General in Houston donates a statue of Confucius to the city government of Houston

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On September 26, 2009 China's Consulate General in Houston donated a statue of Confucius to the city government of Houston to commemorate the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and the 30th anniversary of Sino-United States diplomatic ties. The statue was erected in Hermann Park in downtown Houston and unveiled in a dedication ceremony on September 26, 2009.