The Sri Lanka Consulate General in Shanghai together with the Taicang Library and the Candy Journey International Travel Services (partners with Olanka Travels of Sri Lanka) held a tourism promotion event emphasizing Sri Lanka – China ancient relations based on the Silk Route and the voyages of Admiral Zheng He, at the Taicang Library, in Jiangsu Province.
Following the promotional event , Consul General Hasanthi Dissanayake held discussions with officials of Taicang, where they had indicated interest in exchanging copies of monuments/artifacts connected to Admiral Zheng He’s voyages to Sri Lanka and to exhibit the monuments/artifacts in Taicang and in the Maritime Museum in Galle.
Sri Lanka Consulate General in Shanghai
14th January 2013
