Overview

City of Shanghai donates 23 Chinese New Year paintings and a series of picture-story books to the National Library of Latvia

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•LatviaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LatviaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 8, 2017

Start (actual): Sep 8, 2017

End (actual): Sep 8, 2017

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This project donated donated 23 Chinese New Year paintings and a series of picture-story books to the National Library of Latvia. The library is located at 3, Mūkusalas iela, Mūkusala, Torņakalns, Āgenskalna apkaime, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/159024970.

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

Shanghai Municipal Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

National Library of Latvia (NLL)

Loan desecription

City of Shanghai donates 23 Chinese New Year paintings and a series of picture-story books to the National Library of Latvia

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Project narrative

On September 8, 2017, the City of Shanghai donated 23 Chinese New Year paintings and a series of picture-story books telling the stories about the creation of the world based on Chinese mythology. The series contained 30 books, each telling a story written in both Chinese and English. In addition to the donation the "Window of Shanghai" program opened a "window" to Latvia which to facilitate future educational exchanges and book donations.