On May 30, the event “Xi’an Culture and Tourism Promotion Conference” jointly organized by the Istituto Italo Cinese and the Xi’an Municipal People’s Government, with the Metropolitan City of Milan, was held in the beautiful setting of Palazzo Isimbardi.
The meeting focused on promoting the development of Xi’an’s tourism and cultural industry in the panoramic view of Milan. Xi’an is historically the starting point of the Silk Road, which for more than two thousand years brought the East and the West into close contact. Now, across time and space, the ancient capital and birthplace of the famous Terracotta Army has decided to foster this tourism and cultural promotion project together with the city of Milan.
On the occasion of this conference, the Istituto Italo Cinese was pleased to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the city of Xi’an, signed by IIC President Maria Rosa Azzolina and Wang Kai, Deputy Director of the Xi’an Municipal Commission for Development and Reform.
Finally, at the conclusion of the meeting, the new direct Milan-Xi’an flight operated by China Eastern Airlines was promoted, further confirming the enormous steps forward in connecting these two key cities in the tourism and cultural scene.
The following speakers (in alphabetical order) spoke during the meeting:
- Maria Rosa Azzolina – President of the Istituto Italo Cinese
- Sergio Gaddi – Councilor of the Lombardy Region, Vice President of the VII Permanent Commission for Culture, Research and Innovation, Sports, Communication
- Huang Liping – Sales manager of China Eastern Airlines Co., Rome office
- Li Jing – Deputy Secretary of the Xi’an City Committee of the Communist Party of China
- Liu Kan – Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Milan, Italy
- Andrea Tucci – Vice President Aviation Business Development SEA
- Francesco Vassallo – Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Milan
