Overview

Chinese Government provides grant for National Tea Museum Construction Project

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•MoroccoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MoroccoSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2012

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to construct a National Tea Museum in the city of Essaouira. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2821038

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Moroccan Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Moroccan Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for National Tea Museum Construction Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 18, 2012, the Moroccan and Chinese governments signed a grant agreement for the National Tea Museum Construction Project. The purpose of this project was to construct a National Tea Museum in the city of Essaouira. The Tea Museum was to be 2,300 square meters large and exhibit art objects used during Moroccan and Chinese tea ceremonies. According to the “Virtual Green Tea Museum” the Chinese government intended to construct the Essaouira Tea Museum in 2014, but has not yet done so.

Staff comments

The intent variable has been set to Mix because the project involves a combination of development intent and representational intent.