A LARGE sculpture unveiled in Shenzhen Central Park Friday is a special gift from the La Vienne County Council, France, to the Shenzhen Municipal Government.

　　The sculpture was titled “The Dynamic Man,” a work by the French sculptor Francis Guyot.

　　Vice Mayor Zhuo Qinrui and a delegation from La Vienne County Council attended the opening ceremony.

　　“Although there are cultural differences between China and France and our working styles are not the same, we have come to know and appreciate each other and learned to work together,” said André Sénécheau, general councilor of La Vienne County Council.

　　“We hope this sculpture, which stands for modernization and peace, will become the historic witness of friendly cooperation between Shenzhen and La Vienne,” said Sénécheau who is in charge of relations between La Vienne and Shenzhen.

　　During his speech, he also recalled the main events of cultural exchanges and economic cooperation since La Vienne and Shenzhen established their relationship Oct. 28, 1994.

　　Last year, the La Vienne County Council began to send their delegation to attend the China Hi-Tech Fair with great success.

　　For this year’s fair, La Vienne delegation is made up of six institutions and enterprises, hoping to carry out extensive cooperation with Chinese partners in the fields of distant learning, telecommunications, software, audio-visual production, French gastronomy, fine wine and wood processing.

　　On behalf of the Shenzhen government and people, Zhuo Qinrui extended his thanks to the La Vienne County Council and the sculptor.

　　“To express our sincere friendship to the people of La Vienne, we are planning to send a sculpture by a sculptor from Shenzhen as a gift to the La Vienne County Council,” Zhuo said.