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2014 Beijing, China

APEC Voices delegates also visited one of the top schools in Visiting the 751 D-PARK in Chaoyang
Beijing, Beijing Haidian Experimental Middle School. Delegates District, one of the creative clusters
visited the Dr Qian Xuesen Space Exhibition Museum and were in Beijing, was another great

divided into small groups to experience the traditional arts of experience for the youth delegates.
China under the guidance of master craftsmen who demonstrated Mr Xiao Ke, composer of the Beijing
APEC Voices delegates experiencing painting Chinese
the various traditional arts of China such as Chinese calligraphy dolls made of flour. Olympics Games theme song invited
and painting, egg carving, mask painting, paper cuts, kite making the delegates for a song recording
and painting of Chinese dolls made of flour. session at his studio, where
A warm welcome for the APEC Voices delegates at the 751 D-PARK.
delegates were taught the Beijing
Olympics Games theme song. After
several round of practice, delegates The Honorable Wang
Anshun, Mayor of Beijing,
eventually made it and a CD was addressing the delegates at
produced as a souvenirs for the the APEC Business Leaders’
Welcome Reception.
delegates to take home.

APEC Voices 2014 delegates with officials at Beijing Haidian Youth having a go with the Chinese
Experimental Middle School. traditional games at Beijing Haidian
Experimental Middle School.
“The youth today are the leaders of tomorrow. Therefore we must
provide them opportunities and platforms to understand the
important work of APEC in creating a better future for all in the
Asia-Pacific region.”
Visiting the famous Great Wall of China was
one of the highlights of the event. It was James Soh BBM PBM MBE
Executive Director, National Youth Achievement Award Council, Singapore
indeed a breathtaking sight. Many youth
and Co-Chair, APEC Voices Leadership Council
leaders made it to the top of the watch
tower of the Great Wall.

APEC Voices delegates were invited by the
An awesome feeling at the main gate of the famous A rare demonstration
Great Wall of China. on the preparation People’s Government of Beijing Municipality to
of the famous Peking the APEC Business Leaders’ Night hosted by The
duck at a 600-year-old
restaurant in Beijing. Honorable Wang Anshun, Mayor of Beijing.

Yoshihiro Shigehisa, Chairman, Emeritus of JGC Group, Japan,
with Mr Soh and youth delegates from Japan.

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