Xiangjiang Pavilion, a replica of Changsha's Aiwan Pavilion, will find its home at Phalen Park in St. Paul, Minnesota in August to commemorate the 30th anniversary of a sister city relationship between Changsha and St. Paul.

In March, St. Paul gave five statues based on characters from the "Peanuts" comic to Changsha, capital city of central Hunan Province, as a gift. In return, Changsha will give the Xiangjiang Pavilion to St. Paul as part of the St. Paul-Changsha Chinese Friendship Garden.

The Xiangjiang Pavilion was built to replicate the Aiwan Pavilion, built in 1792 during the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the four most famous traditional pavilions in China.

Construction has been completed and the pavilion will be taken apart before it is shipped to the United States and reassembled there, according to Jianke Landscape, the pavilion's contractor.

The year 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the sister city relationship between Changsha and St. Paul.

Michael Dubray, Public Affairs Officer of the Consulate General of the United States of America in Wuhan, said he is glad to see the project and the exchange of cultural gifts to commemorate the sister city relationship.

"I want to say 'bon voyage' to the Xiangjiang Pavilion, and I look forward to the arrival of the 'Peanuts' here in Changsha. I wish you great success with a series of forthcoming events celebrating the long-lasting friendship between the two cities in the United States and China," he said.

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