The 2023 Global Mayors' Forum concluded on December 9th. On the next day, the staff of Lanpu Park in Guangzhou received a thank-you letter from the World Association of Major Metropolises (Metropolis).
This English thank-you letter, signed by Jordi Vaquer, Secretary General of Metropolis, expresses gratitude to all the staff of Guangzhou Lanpu Park for their meticulous, thoughtful, and safe reception services during the 2023 Global Mayors' Forum. Their support has greatly contributed to the successful organization of various dialogues between the association's secretary general and the members of the international city network.
From December 7th to 9th, the beautiful park environment, rich cultural atmosphere, vivid and accurate explanations, and meticulous service in Lanpu Park left a deep impression on Jordi Vaquer and his colleagues, who think highly of the beautiful ecological environment and high-quality reception service.
During the forum, Lanpu Park prepared two special places as conference rooms for exchange activities: the representative Chinese garden, Fanghua Garden and the Tongxin Hall, which have received foreign guests such as America's former president Richard Milhous Nixon, Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk, and the founding prime minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew. Jordi Vaquer held four interviews with Mayor Kang Gi-jung of Gwangju (South Korea), Mayor Asmaa Rhlalou of Rabat (Marocco), Mayor Mauricio Rodas of Quito (Ecuador, 2014-2019), and Mayor Claudia Lopez of Bogota (Colombia) for urban innovation.
Jordi Vaquer, Secretary General of Metropolis, communicated with Mayor Asmaa Rhlalou of Rabat in Marocco at the Tongxin Hall of Lanpu Park in Guangzhou
According to the staff of Lanpu Park, the park has served as an "international representative place" and a "diplomatic arena" since the 1980s. As early as 1983, the "China Garden", modeled after the Fanghua Garden in Lanpu Park, won two gold medals at the 16th World Horticultural Exposition held in Munich, Germany. It was the first and the highest award obtained by China in large-scale international exhibitions since the reform and opening up.
In recent years, Lanpu Park has focused on improving the quality of the landscape, exploring the cultural connotation of orchid flowers and showcasing the ancient charm of Lingnan gardens. This year, it has received delegations of foreign guests from countries such as Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, the United States, Colombia, Ecuador, South Korea, and Morocco. The 2023 Global Mayors' Forum was also held in Lanpu Park, making it a window for the world to know Guangzhou and introduce Chinese Lingnan garden culture to the world.
Source:Yangcheng Evening News
廣州蘭圃獲世界大都市協會「點贊」
2023年全球市長論壇於12月9日閉幕，12月10日，廣州蘭圃工作人員收到一封來自世界大都市協會的感謝信。
這封用英文書寫的感謝信，由世界大都市協會秘書長喬爾迪·巴克爾親筆簽署，感謝廣州蘭圃全體工作人員在2023年全球市長論壇舉辦期間，以細緻、周到、安全的接待服務，大力支持世界大都市協會開展的多場協會秘書長與會員城市市長對話活動。
12月7日至9日，廣州蘭圃優美的園區環境、濃郁的文化氛圍、生動精準的講解、細緻入微的保障等給喬爾迪·巴克爾及其工作人員留下了深刻印象，他們稱讚廣州蘭圃生態環境優美、接待服務優質。
活動舉辦期間，廣州蘭圃分別安排了曾接待尼克松、西哈努克、李光耀等外賓的同馨廳和彙集中國園林之精粹的芳華園，作為交流活動會議室。喬爾迪·巴克爾分別與哥倫比亞波哥大市市長克勞迪婭·洛佩茲·埃爾南德斯、厄瓜多基多市原市長毛里西奧·羅達斯、韓國光州廣域市市長姜琪正、摩洛哥拉巴特市市長阿斯瑪·拉盧等開展了4場交流活動，共敘城市創新議題。
據廣州蘭圃工作人員介紹，廣州蘭圃自20世紀80年代起曾擔任「國際代表」和「外交主場」。早在1983年以蘭圃內的芳華園為樣板的「中國園」，曾在德國慕尼黑舉辦的在第十六屆國際園藝展覽上，一舉攬獲兩枚金獎，是我國改革開放以來參加大型國際性展覽首次獲得的最高獎。
近年來，廣州蘭圃注重提升園內景觀品質，發掘蘭花文化內涵，展示嶺南園林古韻。今年共接待來自奧地利、瑞士、德國、法國、美國、哥倫比亞、厄瓜多、韓國、摩洛哥等多個國家的外賓團。2023年全球市長論壇市長對話交流活動選址在廣州蘭圃，更讓廣州蘭圃成為讓世界認識廣州的窗口，向世界傳播中國嶺南園林文化。
文｜記者 馬思泳 通訊員 林園軒 陳欣
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來源 | 羊城晚報·羊城派
責編 | 王瑜瑛
校對 | 蘇敏
