About 10,000 young people from the United States, Japan, Australia
and other countries are due to gather in east China on August 20 to
promote world peace.
They will congregate in Penglai city in Shandong Province to sing
Ode to Peace in unison. The opening ceremony of the gathering will
be held simultaneously in Penglai and White House Square,
Washington, in the United States, according to Shandong
officials.
The six-day event is organized by the China National Commissionof
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) in cooperation with the China Tourism
Association and the Shandong Provincial People's Government.
Event activities include mass calligraphy and painting, an
international pop music week, street concerts, peace films, a beach
volleyball match, a sailing contest and evening dance party.
Ambassadors from 16 countries to China are expected to attend the
opening ceremony on August 20.
It
will be the third time for Penglai city to host the annual event
which began in 2000.
(Xinhua News
Agency July 22, 2002)