Chinese Friendship Pavillion, Yangzhou Park, Kent, WA
N 47° 22.983 W 122° 13.953
10T E 557927 N 5248018
This pavillion was a gift from sister city Yangzhou, China in 1993.
Waymark Code: WMC253
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2011
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The city of Kent, Washington has established several sister-city relationships, including these:
El Grullo, Mexico
(located in the State of Jalisco, Mexico, southwest of Guadalajara)
Tamba, Japan (formerly called Kaibara)
(located in the Khogo Prefecture, Hansai region north of Kobe).
Sunnfjord Area, Norway
Yangzhou, China
(located northwest of Shanghai in the Yantze River delta)
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In 1993, the cities of Kent and Yangzhou exchanged commemorative garden pavilions and began exchanging information and delegations in cultural, economic, educational, municipal and friendship interests.
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www.ci.kent.wa.us/content.aspx?id=1532