Photos show the first
night of the celebrations in Hastings. A market was set up by
under lanterns supplied by the city of Guilin. Beautifully
costumed dancers from Guilin entertained.
The Mayor welcomed everyone then the
Rotary Club launched the Secondary Schools Ultimate Challenge. The
winning team will get an all expenses-paid return trip to Guilin,
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hastings. There are thirty six teams
of two taking part in the challenge. Good luck everyone!
More
on the celebrations...
Photos show the Osmanthus Gardens at Cornwall Park,
Hastings.
These gardens were developed as a lasting
celebration of our sister city ties and were opened on the 17th Sister
City
anniversary in March 1998.
Covering an area of 1700 square metres, they authentically depict the
classical gardens style predominant in Southern China where Guilin is
situated. The very title of the gardens is taken from the
tree that gives Guilin its name.
The
traditional Chinese garden is an art form, providing a place of
retreat from the demands of daily living. It evokes the natural
world, capturing the elements of the landscape and bringing them
together in a small space for all to experience and enjoy.
Symbolic objects and plants depict an age old culture. Contrasts
and illusions created by light and dark, water and land, hard and soft
provide constantly changing images, enhancing the experience with
every visit. The Chinese garden is noted for its timelessness.
"You ask me why I dwell in the
green mountain:
I smile and make no reply
for my heart is free of care.
As the peach blossom which flows
downstream and is gone into the unknown,
I have a world apart that is not among men."
Li Po
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