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Overview

City of Jinan donates a statue of Confucius to mark Queensland's 150th anniversary

Commitment Year•2009Country 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, 2009
End (actual)
Dec 22, 2009

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

  • City of Jinan

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • City of Brisbane

Loan description

City of Jinan donates a statue of Confucius to mark Queensland's 150th anniversary

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2009, the City of Jinan donated a statue of Confucius to the City of Brisbane to mark the 150th anniversary of Queensland. The statue "aims to contribute to greater mutual understanding between Chinese and Australian people." The statue stands 2.7 meters in height and weighs around a ton. It was created by artists from the Shandong province in China. The statue was unveiled on December 22, 2009 by the Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland, and Wang Liang, Vice Mayor, Jinan Municipal People’s Government.