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Beihai 24th World Hakka Conference: Part 2

Part 2 of the Beihai 24th World Hakka Conference. We arrived on the evening of 29 November 2011, and were welcomed at the Beihai Airport and escorted most of the way.

Welcome sign by the team assigned to look after us
Welcome sign by the team assigned to look after us
Tour of Beihai City before the start of the conference
Tour of Beihai City before the start of the conference
Relaxing at the hotel during the conference break
Relaxing at the hotel during the conference break
The group at the hotel with some new found friends from other Hakka Associations around the world. Norman Chia's brother (seated second from left) who is President of a Hakka Association in Canada
The group at the hotel with some new found friends from other Hakka Associations around the world. Norman Chia’s brother (seated second from left) who is President of a Hakka Association in Canada
At the Welcoming Dinner for all the 6,500 delegates. Various venues were used , each linked by video conferencing
At the Welcoming Dinner for all the 6,500 delegates. Various venues were used , each linked by video conferencing
Arrived at the venue for the Opening Ceremony. 10 of the 12 delegates are seen here, because the organisers separated the leader of each delegation and their spouse by different hotel and transportation
Arrived at the venue for the Opening Ceremony. 10 of the 12 delegates are seen here, because the organisers separated the leader of each delegation and their spouse by different hotel and transportation
Guided tours by experienced tour guides
Guided tours by experienced tour guides
On tour at Beihai
On tour at Beihai
At Beihai's famous "White-Sand" beach while on tour
At Beihai’s famous “White-Sand” beach while on tour
Our assigned guide leader Xiao Qiu （小邱）receiving a bannerette of appreciation from Secretary Jonas
Our assigned guide leader Xiao Qiu （小邱）receiving a bannerette of appreciation from Secretary Jonas
The President managed to meet up with the main group at the Opening Ceremony
The President managed to meet up with the main group at the Opening Ceremony
At the Opening Ceremony when it was an especially windy and cold night, and it rained later in the night. The 6,500 delegates were all gathered there and given lights and clapping instruments to heighten the atmosphere
At the Opening Ceremony when it was an especially windy and cold night, and it rained later in the night. The 6,500 delegates were all gathered there and given lights and clapping instruments to heighten the atmosphere
Even the rain coats provided by the Organisers and all the warm clothes the delegates could gather, few could withstand the cold winds, and most had to leave before the end when the rain arrived
Even the rain coats provided by the Organisers and all the warm clothes the delegates could gather, few could withstand the cold winds, and most had to leave before the end when the rain arrived
The handsome and gallant gentlemen of the delegation with a Beihai Hakka Government official assigned to show us around. From left: Zhang Xiaoting, Alan Yit, Peter Hoe and Norman Chia
The handsome and gallant gentlemen of the delegation with a Beihai Hakka Government official assigned to show us around. From left: Zhang Xiaoting, Alan Yit, Peter Hoe and Norman Chia
On tour
On tour
Tour of the Buddhist Centre
Tour of the Buddhist Centre
At the Closing Ceremony
At the Closing Ceremony
A high Government official from Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi, friend of Annie and Norman Chia, hosted a luncheon for the delegation
A high Government official from Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi, friend of Annie and Norman Chia, hosted a luncheon for the delegation
Even the security forces behind Norman and Annie Chia shown here at the Beihai Airport wore the World Hakka Conference official name tag around their neck
Even the security forces behind Norman and Annie Chia shown here at the Beihai Airport wore the World Hakka Conference official name tag around their neck
The official Group of 12 delegates at the Beihai Airport, beofre leaving Beihai for Guangzhou, onward to Shenzhen, then return to Perth via different routes
The official Group of 12 delegates at the Beihai Airport, beofre leaving Beihai for Guangzhou, onward to Shenzhen, then return to Perth via different routes

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