Research, Development and Evaluation Commission

With Mayor Hau Lung-bin serving as a witness, Deputy Mayor Lee Yong-ping represented the city government in signing a memorandum of understanding with Wang Jun, the chairman of the planning committee for the Xian International Horticultural Exposition 2011.
The two sides agree to participate in each other’s expo and to organize respective “city day” and “culture week” activities during the two expos.
During the ceremony on July 22, the mayor remarked that 2010 Shanghai World Expo, 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo, and Xian International Horticultural Exposition 2011 will take place in a consecutive order. In addition to welcoming the representatives of the delegation from Xian to the Flora Expo, he hopes that the interaction will promote cultural exchange and industrial development for the two cities through exchanging experience.
He remarked that Xian is a city known for its rich culture and history. Whenever he thinks of the city, he would recall the images of Terracotta Warriors and the magnificent monuments from the Tang Dynasty, and he hopes that these cultural contents will have a chance to appear in Taipei.
He also promised to give a warm welcome to the Xian delegation at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo and share its proud achievements with the residents of Xian at the Xian International Horticultural Exposition 2011.
Wang noted that the venue of the Xian International Horticultural Exposition is also the same venue of the biggest expo in history, which was held during the reign of Xuan Zhong Emperor’s reign during Tang Dynasty. Having a similar event taking place at the same venue after a millennium creates a conversation between Xian of Tang Dynasty and Xian of today.