The launching of Nanyang Tourism Carnival, a sub-event of the 5th Nanyang Culture Festival was formally opened on 24 April 2016 organized by Tong’an District, Xiamen City.
Xiamen Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (FOCAO) Director General Li Xiaoping, CPPCC Chairman of Tongan District Huang Xiaolin, Philippine Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores, Thai Consul General Tajtai Tmangraksat, and Singapore Consulate General’s Attache Yvonne Lee and other VIP guests from ASEAN countries including (Myanmar and Cambodia) attended the opening ceremony.
Ms. Fan Rongbing, Deputy Head of Tongan District made a brief introduction of Tong’an Zhubao Overseas Chinese Economic Development Zone which was established in 1960. Returning overseas Chinese from Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines settled in Zhuba. She cited that the Zone is the only tourism destination which has imbibed unique Southeast Asian customs and traditions in Xiamen City and as an urban recreational eco-agricultural park, Zhuba provides a platform for cultural exchanges and regional cooperation between Tong’an and ASEAN countries.
The opening ceremony featured songs and dances from the local inhabitants of Tong’an Indonesia, represented the ASEAN countries, with its cultural troupe performing classical dances along with giant-sized carnival costumes. END
