Chinese city: Chenzhou, China

Sister city: Moore County    (Moore County http://www.co.moore.nc.us/ )

Nation: U.S.A

Administration level: county

Friendship building date: November. 25, 2008

Chinese contact: Chen Cuiyun (Director of Guidong Foreign Affairs Department)                    

 Tel.: 0735-8628122

Foreign contact: Blake (congressman of North Carolina)

Exchange Evaluation: good (maintaining frequent exchange and cooperation as well as people-to-people contact)

 

Geographic location: along east coast of United States, in the sand dunes area of North Carolina.

Population and ethnicity: 82,685 in total, 15.1% black, 82.7% white.

Area and terrain: 689 km2 of land, sand dunes terrain.

Economic development and industrial characteristics:

2002 witnessed its industrial manufacture value at $649, 02 million and retail sales at $773,87 million. In 2000, its per capita income was & 23,400. Moore county is famous for porcelain, horse husbandry, antique and golf.

 

Education and correspondence

Exchange visits:

1. In March 2007, a delegation of congressmen, governmental officials and businessmen from North Carolina visited Guidong County and signed the friendship agreement intent book with Guidong County.

2. In 2008, a delegation led by Liu Xiang'e, director of Chenzhou City People's Congress, in return visited Moore and officially signed the friendship agreement book with Moore.