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The books exchanged from the city, including Humans in Geelong: Inspire, Connect, Strengthen and Geelong Gallery Collections will go to a special sister city shelf at the Lianyungang library, while the books received from Lianyungang will be made available to the Geelong community, encouraging people to learn about and visit Lianyungang.<\/p>\n
There have been multiple delegations from Lianyungang over the relationship’s three decades, with representatives from the city travelling to Lianyungang in 2016.<\/p>\n
Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj said sister-city relationships were extremely valuable.<\/p>\n
“As a former president of the Geelong Ethnic Communities Council, now known as Cultura, I’ve seen first-hand how these types of relationships support multiculturalism and cultural exchange in our city.<\/p>\n
“With so many different cultures in Geelong, our city is a great success story, and we enjoy relationships with cities in several countries including China, South Korea, Japan and East Timor, which are very important to us.”<\/p>\n
Cr Trent Sullivan said the book exchange was a great way for the two cities to learn about each other.<\/p>\n
“It was a pleasure to host Mr. Ma Shiguang and the Lianyungang delegation at Wurriki Nyal.<\/p>\n
“A selection of books highlighting Geelong will be in Lianyungang’s library, and we’ll be making the books we’ve received available to the community.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TWO places more than 8,000km apart and in opposite hemispheres have celebrated three decades of friendship and cultural exchange. A delegation from the Chinese city of Lianyungang visited Wurriki Nyal late last year month to mark 30 years of its sister-city relationship with the City of Greater Geelong. The sister-city relationship stemmed from a proposal […]<\/p>\n