"World Maritime Day" Shanghai activity Day in the Huangpu River water and Waitan Financial Plaza held

Recently, 2011 "China Sailing Day", "World Maritime Day" Shanghai activity Day in the Huangpu River water and Waitan Financial Plaza held.

The event is sponsored by the City Construction and Transportation committee, the city Traffic Port Bureau, the Shanghai Maritime Affairs Bureau, the city Navigation Society undertakes, aims to carry forward the nautical spirit, promotes the marine economy strategic Consciousness, expands the Shanghai International Shipping Center construction influence. Yun Hong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal government, opened his speech and sounded the bronze bell from the parade. Then the ship sounded the whistle of jubilation.
According to the introduction, July 11, 2005, is China's great navigator Zheng He 600 anniversary of the Western voyage. April 25 of the same year, with the approval of the State Council, the July 11 of the year was established as "China sailing Day", as an important national holiday fixed down. The national "Twelve-Five-Year Plan" for the first time in the development of the marine economy into important strategic deployment, with which the "China sailing Day" activities to "sea protection, boat line World" as the theme. East China Sea, to Hong Kong Xingcheng Shanghai, International Shipping Center, the pace of construction has been accelerating.