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International Center/Gangnam-gu Sister Cities
Chaoyang District Zhongshan Woluwe Saint Pierre Riverside city

Web site : http://www.bjchy.gov.cn
Date of signing protocol : April 18, 1996
Exchange areas : Business, Culture, Education


International exchange status
Aug. 8 ~ Aug. 13, 2005 Fourteen youths from Chaoyang District visited Gangnam-gu for Korea-China youth exchange
- Youths exchanged between two districts
- Experiencing home stay
Nov. 22 ~ Nov. 24, 2004 Chief of River Maintenance in River Maintenance Division and 1 person visited Chaoyang District.
- Benchmarking the method of using river water of Beijing which is the city of water shortage
- Shooting of SBS "Water is Life" program
Nov. 08~11, 2004 Six persons from Chaoyang District's Water Quality Management Bureau (Planning and Construction Department) visited.
- Inspected Yangjae stream management project
Inspected Yangjae Stream water quality purification facility site and superior exhaust Visited stream restoration site and Tan Stream sewage management site
Visited stream purification related construction companies' explanation meetings and construction sites
Met with environmental specialists
Sept. 13~Sept. 15, 2004 Gangnam-gu mayor and entrepreneurs participated in 5th Chaoyang International Business Festival
- Sept. 14, 2004. Mayor Kwon, Moon Yong presented at Olympic Games and Regional Development Forum, '04 Beijing Subject of mayor's presentation: "Let's become the vanguards to cleaning the Han River and the Yellow River by purifying Gangnam-gu's Yangjae Stream and Chaoyang District's stream"
Aug. 5~Aug. 10, 2004 Youth exchange: 10 Sejong High School students and their principal visited Chaoyang District
- Sejong High School and Chenjinglu High School contracted sisterhood relationship
May 26, 2004 Gangnam-gu vice mayor and 9 other visited Chaoyang District for discussions on various topics:
- Participation of representatives to the 5th Chaoyang District's International Commerce festival (to be held Sept. 16-19, 2004).
- Youth exchange (Aug. 5-10, 2004).
- Support for Gangnam-gu's informationization project.
Jan. 20, 2004 Chaoyang District's vice mayor Shu Wei visited Gangnam-gu for discussions on exchange plans in 2004.
Dec. 23, 2003 Chaoyang District's mayor Chen Gang and 6 others visited and held discussions on activating economy, computer informationization, and cultural exchanges.
Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2003 Two engineers from Chaoyang District's IT department visited for training with Ganam-gu's electronic government.
August 10, 2002 Chaoyang District's International Youth Exchange visits our district (Chaoyang District Youth League secretary, 8 students, 2 government employees)
- Our district and the Chaoyang District established a sisterhood relationship on April 11, 1996. This year marks the 7th year of the international exchange, and the first visit of the youth to our district. We aim to construct a foundation in the direction of a substantial cooperation in civilian international exchange.
- Grounds for a natural exchange connection will be established between a high school within jurisdiction that has expressed much interest in international cooperation and the renowned Chenjinglu Middle School of Beijing at a government office to to prepare an official sisterhood relation between the schools of the two districts.
- By developing programs centering on the nature tradition latest cultural experience and the goodwill exchange activities of a variety of youth, we search for a direction towards a wonderful and civilian/foreign-inclined international exchange
- Opportunity to experience Korea's ivory tower by observing the library's collection and the museum at Seoul National University. Also, a chance to witness the outstanding scholastic achievements of Korea's college students.
July 4, 2002 Vice Chairman and 6 others of the Chaoyang District's National Assembly visit our district
- Search for an expansion plan in the exchange of cooperation between our district and the Chaoyang District
- The assembly of Gangnam District and Chaoyang District People's Representatives promote a friendly exchange
- Both cities grasp sense of error in management and assembly organization, adminstration
September 14-22, 2001 Great Success by Gangnam-gu's Economy and Commerce Group and Beijing Chaoyang District Company Exhibition Gangnam-gu is playing a bridging role for Korean companies trying to enter the development of CBD and Chaoyang Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing (People's Republic of China). Chaoyang District officially invited the Mayor of Gangnam-gu for the 2nd International Trade Fair events from September 18 to 22 in Beijing's Chaoyang District. The Mayor of Gangnam-gu gave presentations and held meetings with Chaoyang District Goverment Officails and related economy trade people. Among the International Trade Fair events was the 'Gangnam-gu Company Exhibition' that consisted of about 20 Gangnam-gu entrepreneurs in the IT, BT, and construction fields. It was a great success with about 200 companies attending and they gave many invitations to the participating companies.
August 13-18, 2001 A Gangnam-gu youth group (8 starting group) visited Chaoyang District for a friendship exchange.
May 8-11, 2001 The Director of the Administrative Management Bureau and three officials visited Chaoyang District and went on a field-observation of Chaoyang park and discussed dispatching youth groups to each other.
June 13-18, 2000 The Mayor and other representatives of Chaoyang District visited Gangnam-gu to discuss economic exchanges.Support Korea Fashion Designers Association to advance Chaoyang District Landao department store.