April 19- 23, 2000

...Mayor and Mrs. Tsuchino, Mr and Mrs. Sumi, the president of Takayama City Council,
and Mr. and Mrs. Minotani privately visited Lijiang for the first time.
...They met with Mr. He Duan Qi, the Commissioner of Lijiang Prefectural Administration,
and other officials of Lijiang and Yunnan Provincial Government.
They agreed to further deepen the relationship between Takayama and Lijiang.

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August 20- 23, 2000

...9 members of the Takayama City Council officially visited Lijiang.
...Mr. Sumi led the delegation, and they had an official meeting with Mr. He Duan Qi.

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October 8- 10, 2000

...10 officials from Lijiang and Yunnan visited Takayama.
...They were the delegation led by Mr. He Duan Qi, the commissioner of Lijiang Prefectural Administration.
...All the members enjoyed beautiful scenery of the Takayama area, as well as Takayama Autumn Festival.

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October 10, 2000

...Mayor Tsuchino and Commissioner He singed the Pre-Agreement on the Friendly City,and Mr. Funabiki, the president of the Japan Air System was present at the ceremony.

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January 23 - 28, 2001

...58 citizens of Takayama visited Lijiang.
... This trip was organized by Takayama Shimin Jiho Travel.
...All of them enjoyed the beautiful scenery and nostalgic atmosphere of Lijiang.

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April 29 - May 2, 2001

...Mr Chaza, Secretary General of Takayama Japan-China Association, and Mr Tanaka of the Internationalk Affairs Office of the Mayor's Office visited Lijiang to have practical talks with the Foreign Affairs Office of the Lijiang Prefectural Administration.

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May 14 - 17, 2001

...43 members of the Classical Naxi Music Performing Group visited Takayama and demonstrated the traditional music on the street-corners of the town and at Kita Elementary School. They also had a main concert at the Takayama Culture Center on the 16th of May.
...The City of Takayama had a series of events to introduce Lijiang to the citizens.

at the old district of the town

Main Concert

in front of the Takayama Jinya

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August 26 - 29, 2001

...36 members of the Takayama Japan-China Association visited Lijiang.

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January 16 - 18, 2002

...13 members who were engaged in the local agriculture visietd Lijiang, and exchanged some ideas on how they promote agriculture in the bothe areas.

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March 19 - 24, 2002

...12 members of the official delegation visited Lijiang, and Mayor Tsuchino and Commissioner He singed the Agreement on the Friendly City in a very friendly atmosphere. Mayor Tsuchino, Mr. Murozaki, the president of the city council, Mr. Nagai, the president of the Takayama Japan-China Association, Mr. Minotani, the president of the Hida Takayama Tourism Association and other members were warmly welcomed by the people of Lijiang.
...The city of Takayama presented 5 sets of portable fire pump to Lijiang.

Mayor Tsuchino & Commissioner He

welcomed at the airport

at the Anuual Sando Festival

testing fire pump

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June 8 - 11, 2002

...8 officials led by Mr. Yang, the Director of Lijiang Working Committee of People's Congress visited Takayama, and attended several official events during their stay. Also, they visited famous histrical sites in the Hida Takayama area.

Mr. Yang and Mayor Tsuchino

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February 14 - 18, 2003

Gifu Agricultural Leadeas Group visited Dairi. They researched the Chinese farming. And they met Mr. Li Kaheki who are going to stay in Takayama in 2003 for 1 year to study Takayama's agriculture.

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