Project ID: 85753

The Chinese Ministry of Culture sponsors the first China-South Africa Kite Festival in Cape Town

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Culture [Government Agency]

Recipient

South Africa

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2018-01-01

Actual start

2018-01-27

Planned complete

2018-02-28

Geography

Description

On January 27, 2018, the first China-South Africa Kite Festival ("中国－南非风筝节") was held in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a part of the larger "Happy Chinese New Year Carnival" ("欢乐春节嘉年华") event sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture. The kite festival was held in the Green Point Park in Cape Town on an 8,000 square meter lawn, and it was supported by a delegation from Weifang, China, and experts from the South African Kite Association. The kites were provided by the experts. The festival was attended by Kang Yong, the Chinese Consul General in Cape Town, and thousands of audience. The "Happy Chinese New Year Carnival" will run from late January to the end of February, with events in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of South Africa [Government Agency]