A productive visit

中外活动参与者在明清栗园的600余年树龄的栗树前合影留念。_109563.jpg

阿根廷驻华大使牛望道（右一）、委内瑞拉驻华大使约夫雷达（右二_109557.jpg

Guests pose for a group photo in front of a 600-year-old Chinese chestnut tree
Visitors learn about chestnut production at a factory
Cuban Ambassador to China Carlos Miguel Pereira, Uruguayan Ambassador to China Fernando Lugris, Venezuelan Ambassador to China Giuseppe Yoffreda Yorio and Argentine Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca Narvaja (left to right) get ready to pick Chinese chestnuts in Siduhe Village, Beijing's suburban Huairou District
Participants share their impressions of and suggestions on relations between China and the Latin America and the Caribbean region during a seminar
Diplomats take a selfie at a local homestay in Siduhe

On September 22, more than 30 ambassadors and young diplomats from the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region visited Beijing's suburban Huairou District to learn about the progress being made there.

Hosted by the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the one-day trip covered a series of activities. In Siduhe Village, they visited care centers for seniors and children, as well as agritainment businesses, and learned how villagers shook off absolute poverty and continue to advance rural development. In Beigou Village, they visited a hotel transformed from an abandoned brick and tile factory. To conclude their visit, they attended a seminar and discussed China-LAC relations.

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

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