International Sister Cities and Friendly Exchange Cities Send New Year Greetings to Lijiang

time：2023-02-03source：browse：3,714
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year in 2023, Lijiang City's International Friendship Cities and Friendly Exchange City "Friends Circle" sent a congratulatory letter, expressing the best wishes for the New Year to Lijiang City.

Sean, the mayor of Greater Shepton, Australia, expressed in his letter that he wished the people of Lijiang a happy Chinese New Year in the Year of the Rabbit.Although the two cities have experienced the huge challenges brought about by the new crown virus infection in the past three years, they firmly believe that in the new year, the two cities will make greater progress in various fields such as economic and social development. I also wish Lijiang The city's strategy of building a world-famous cultural and tourist city will succeed as soon as possible.


Mayor Andrew of Whanganoi City, New Zealand thanked Lijiang City for providing 300 lanterns with Lijiang characteristics for the Lantern Festival held in the city in 2022, which added luster to the success of the event. Festival of Lights.


Alexander Mayor of Bad Homburg, Germany said in his letter that on the occasion of the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit, he wished the people of Lijiang good health, family happiness and success in their careers.


Boris, the mayor of Bardejov, Slovakia, expressed his appreciation for the signing of a memorandum of cooperation on the establishment of a sister city relationship with Lijiang in 2022, and hoped to hold a photo exhibition of the city in Lijiang in 2023.


On behalf of the people of Khon Kaen, the mayor of Trasaka, Thailand, extended New Year wishes to the people of Lijiang, and hoped to visit Lijiang in 2023 to discuss matters related to future cooperation and exchanges between the two cities.


Since Lijiang City and Japan Takayama City established the first pair of international sister city relations in 2002, Lijiang City has formally concluded 9 pairs of international friendship city (mountain) relations with 8 cities in 8 countries, and 4 cities in 4 countries. A memorandum of friendship and cooperation on the establishment of international sister city relations was signed.Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, Lijiang and its international sister cities and friendly exchanges have helped each other to overcome difficulties, explored new paths for exchanges between sister cities, and carried out online exchanges between sister cities, effectively serving the country's overall diplomatic situation and the surrounding diplomacy of Yunnan Province. , deepening exchanges and cooperation between international sister cities has achieved gratifying results.