Overview

Beijing Municipal Government donates traditional Chinese Garden to mark Canberra's centenary

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): Jul 1, 2014

End (actual): Nov 6, 2014

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The purpose of this project was the donation of a traditional Chinese Garden, the Beijing Garden, which is located on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/757500294

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

Beijing Municipal Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

City of Canberra

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Beijing Municipal Government donates traditional Chinese Garden to mark Canberra's centenary

Narrative

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In 2014, the Beijing Municipal Government committed to donating a traditional Chinese garden to the people of Canberra. The purpose of the garden was to celebrate the significance of Beijing's sister city relationship with the ACT Government during Canberra's centenary celebrations in 2014. The garden was officially opened by ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Chinese Ambassador Ma Zhaoxu on November 6, 2014. During his visit to Australia later in the month, President Xi Jinping inaugurated the garden on November 17, 2014. Completion of the project coincided with the 14th anniversary of the sister city agreement. The garden covers more than 9,000 square meters and is close to Australia's Parliament House and the Chinese embassy. It combines elements of traditional Chinese gardens with features often found in Australian gardens and took five months to construct (beginning around July 2014).