Press Release – Hastings District Council
Chinese lanterns at Osmanthus garden.
In just over five weeks Hastings and Guilin, two sister cities almost exactly 10,000 kilometres apart [9975km], will celebrate a relationship that dates back 40 years.
The ever-popular Lighting of the Osmanthus Gardens (bigger and better than ever), a free show in the Hawke’s Bay Opera House celebrating the relationship, and a mini-expo in Functions on Hastings telling the story of Guilin and our Sister City journey, are in the mix – all happening between March 1 and 7.
In the same week, Guilin’s Council will be holding an exhibition celebrating the Sister City relationship in that city’s new museum, and large screens in public squares will show video of Hastings and the shared experiences that have grown out of the agreement.
Monday, 25 January 2021, 4:44 pm
Chinese
lanterns at Osmanthus garden.
In
just over five weeks Hastings and Guilin, two sister cities
almost exactly 10,000 kilometres apart [9975km], will
celebrate a relationship that dates back 40 years.
The
ever-popular Lighting of the Osmanthus Gardens (bigger and
better than ever), a free show in the Hawke’s Bay Opera
House celebrating the relationship, and a mini-expo in
Functions on Hastings telling the story of Guilin and our
Sister City journey, are in the mix – all happening
between March 1 and 7.
In the same week, Guilin’s
Council will be holding an exhibition celebrating the Sister
City relationship in that city’s new museum, and large