Three-decade collaboration between towns: Neustadt's Chinese tour
Neustadt, Germany, and Quanzhou, China, have been fostering a unique bond for the past 30 years, as part of a city partnership that began in the 1990s between the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Chinese province of Fujian. This partnership aims to promote mutual cultural understanding, educational exchanges, and economic cooperation.
Last year, 17-year-old Franziska from Neustadt embarked on an exchange journey to Quanzhou, where she experienced unforgettable moments and formed new friendships. Her host family made efforts to accommodate her dietary preferences, ensuring a comfortable stay. One of her fellow exchange students, Siqi, is currently visiting Neustadt.
Franziska and Siqi plan to show each other various places in Germany and travel together. After the exchange, they both expressed a desire to visit each other again. This ongoing student exchange programme has been in operation for 15 years, with Christof Miszori from the Leibniz Gymnasium taking the reins as organisational leader.
Notable individuals such as Mayor Marc Weigel (FWG) and Christof Miszori have played active roles in initiating and maintaining this partnership. Mayor Weigel, one of the co-founders of the student exchange program, listed many people present at the opening speech of an exhibition celebrating this anniversary at Villa Böhm.
Liu Yongxiang, a resident of Quanzhou who speaks fluent German, has also been an integral part of this relationship. He received the nickname "Panda" as a child and completed an internship at the Neustadter city administration ten years ago. Liu Yongxiang is back in Neustadt to celebrate the 30-year partnership and to interpret for the Chinese delegation.
These city partnerships often involve cultural exchange programs featuring art exhibitions, cultural festivals, and visits of delegations to share traditions and promote tourism. An exhibition dealing with the partnership between Neustadt and Quanzhou is currently open for visitors.
For detailed, specific history and names of individuals involved, official city websites or municipal records of Neustadt and Quanzhou, or contacting their respective city halls or cultural affairs departments would be necessary, as the current search results do not provide this information.
The city partnership between Neustadt and Quanzhou continues to thrive, fostering new friendships and promoting cultural understanding between the two cities. As Franziska and Siqi explore Germany together, it is clear that this exchange has formed a lasting bond between the two cities and their residents.
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