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Overview

Jining City Government contributes to the donation of a statue of Confucius to support Southport Chinatown development

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•AustraliaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AustraliaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2014
Start (actual)
Jan 23, 2015
End (actual)
Jan 23, 2015

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

  • Jining City Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Gold Coast City Council

Loan description

Jining City Government contributes to the donation of a statue of Confucius to support Southport Chinatown development

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2014, the Jining City Government donated a 4 meter tall statue of Confucius to the Gold Coast City Council. The statue stands at the intersection of Davenport and Young streets in the Chinatown precinct in Southport, Queensland. In addition to Jining, the Confucius statue was designed and donated by the China Glory Society, China Confucius Foundation, Shandong Provincial Glory Society, and the Australia Confucius Institute. The statue was unveiled by the Consul-General of the Chinese consulate in Brisbane, Zhao Yongchen, and Tom Tate, Mayor of Gold Coast, on January 23, 2015 as a part of adevelopment of the Chinatown district in Southport.