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ABOUT 90 diplomats and foreign businesspeople from more than 30 countries were invited to this year’s annual Hangzhou International Day on Tuesday to learn about the city’s history and economy.
Apart from an immersive cultural experience at the Southern Song Imperial Town, elements from the G20 Summit in Hangzhou last year were included in the guided tour.
The summit venue — the Hangzhou International Expo Center — has been open to public since last September. Tourists are able to visit the reception hall, the convention room, the banquet room, and a Chinese-style garden on the roof.
The design of the 2,000-square-meter convention room borrows from the Chinese belief that “the heaven is round while the earth is flat and square.” A huge round table is placed in the middle with 35 rosewood Ming Dynasty-style (1368-1644) armchairs for the participating country heads and delegates from international organizations.
Twelve woodcarved panels of typical Chinese scene are on the walls, separated by Chinese-style lattice windows. Patterns of sweet osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, can be found on ceiling lights, together with plum blossoms.
Another highlight is the roof garden. Overseeing the Qiantang River, the garden is in classical style and houses more than 10,000 species of plants.
A moon gate topped by winged gables is positioned at one end, extended by galleries (covered corridors) encircling the garden. The steps at the other end lead to the banquet room where President Xi Jinping had lunch with his guests.
From the garden, you can see two stadiums in the shape of lotus flowers under construction. They will be the venues for the Asian Games in 2022.
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