By JESSICA KERMAN
A group of eight people from the Yuhang District in China toured Anderson on Friday.
The delegates came to the city to strengthen a bond between Anderson and Hangzhou, the largest city in the district. In November 2006, Mayor Kevin Smith visited Hangzhou during his trip to China. He also visited Shanghai and Ningbo.
“We’ve had a very good day,” Smith said Friday afternoon. “Our goal last year was a business exchange, a friendship exchange and educational exchange. What’s great is that they brought with them a business delegation, educational delegation and government delegation.”
Community leaders including Smith, Mayor-elect Kris Ockomon and others joined the group for a tour through several parts of Anderson.
The day started with an informal breakfast at the city building, then a press conference where the delegation presented a promotional video of their district. The group then visited Anderson University and the Falls School of Business, the Paramount Theatre Centre and the Flagship Enterprise Center.
“I think this was obviously a very beneficial visit for Anderson and (the delegation),” Smith said.
Representatives from each place had translated signs and business cards to give to the delegation.
Chris Williams, spokesman for Anderson University, said the university spent some time preparing for the visit.
“It’s a cultural experience for them, but at the same time, we want to make them feel comfortable,” he said.
During the visit, Deputy Magistrate of Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Xu Meijuan started suggesting ideas for educational and cultural exchanges between Anderson and China.
“They’ve asked if the Anderson Symphony Orchestra would go out there and if the Anderson youth ballet would go out there,” Smith said.
Likewise, Smith said, the district would send a traditional performing group to Anderson.
Also, the district has a polytechnical college that has similar concentrations as Purdue University.
“We’re on the cusp on a meaningful exchange between our two communities,” Smith said.
Home News (ADS ONLY)
Related Photos
-
Don Knight
Discussion
December 14, 2007
7:28 p.m.: Delegation from China tours Anderson
- Home News (ADS ONLY)
-
-
Photo gallery: AU vs Mount Saint Joseph Baseball
Photos from the baseball double header and senior night for Anderson University and Mount Saint Joseph on 5/7/10.
-
Comedian Harland Williams coming to Paramount
LOS ANGELES — Canadian Harland Williams was enjoying winter in Southern California. “It’s beautiful out,” said Williams, 47, familiar from roles in films like “Dumb & Dumber” and “There’s Something About Mary.” “A bit cold, but is 65 cold? I’ll take this cold any day, thank you.” Williams, whose Indiana performances have been exclusive to Crackers in Broad Ripple, will take the stage at the Paramount on Friday, April 2.
-
Nancy Wood back in Anderson, with ASO
ANDERSON — Nancy Wood stared into the glass vase, full of clear water, with the bare roots of a plant dangling down into it.
-
Auction deal for buyers, not for owners
ANDERSON — An auction held Saturday at a former, popular cabinet manufacturer resulted in deals for local woodwork hobbyists and businesses, but earned less than the new owners hoped for.
-
Ann Duran on the air in Madison County
DALEVILLE — As a child, radio personality Ann Duran remembers her father calling her his mini-Barbara Walters.
-
Weights, measures officials protect consumers
ANDERSON — Whether consumers are filling up their cars’ gas tanks, buying a gallon of milk or drying clothes at a laundromat, one man in Anderson makes sure they always get their money’s worth.
-
AHS rocking to 'Schoolhouse Rock Live!'
ANDERSON, Ind. — With the end of the school year quickly approaching, Anderson High School Performing Arts students are springing into a favorite pastime. With the help of their director of six years, Tiffany Jackson, the group of 12 is putting on a musical, “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”
-
Anderson native to lead county ghost tour
ANDERSON — Growing up in Madison County, Nicole Kobrowski liked to visit some of the area’s creepier places, such as Moss Island Road just west of the city.
-
Sidewalk Prophets looking for a Dove
Sidewalk Prophets know how to please a crowd when they sing Christian pop at concerts across the nation.
Now, they’d like fans to reciprocate to help the band win a Dove Award. -
At Home: Project a bonding experience
PENDLETON — When a four-year project goes on for seven years, the result is often a strained marriage.
- More Home News (ADS ONLY) Headlines
-
Top Bargainers Announce Payroll Tax Cut Deal
Student Photos 'hijacked', Used on Porn Site
Should U.S. Arm Medevacs in Afghanistan?
Foreclosures Rise Only Slightly, More Expected
Old Friends, New Mission: China VP Visits Iowa
Jeremy Lin a Slam-dunk for Knicks and Fans
Defense Begins in UVA Player Murder Trial
More Than 350 Die in Honduran Prison Fire
Defiant Iran Loads Own Fuel Rods Into Reactor
Raw Video: Syrian Army, Rebels Battle in Homs
Video Essay: Saving the Miami Blue Butterfly
NYPD Officer Shot During Subway Confrontation
Iranian Boats Shadow US Aircraft Carrier in Gulf
Hundreds Rally Against Alabama Immigration Law
Whitney Houston Funeral to Be Invitation Only
New Details in Search for Missing Utah Mom
Raw Video: Protesters, Security Clash in Bahrain
School Pays Students to Attend Class
Trial Opens for Ala. Man in Bride's Diving Death
Baltimore's 'Crime Stopper' Is a Basketball Star
