The first chinese colla castellera visits Tarragona

Tarragona. Costa Dorada. October 5th, 2012. The Palau de Tarragona Province this morning was filled with about 170 members of the Children of Hangzhou, the first casteller of China these days visit Catalonia. The vice president of Tarragona Province Vallvé Albert and Albert Batet, have received the Plenary Hall, where they were welcomed and thanked them for their interest in Catalan culture. Gang Children of Hangzhou was created two years ago, sponsored by the Old Gang of Children Valls, and currently has 200 members, led by team leader, Pensheng Chen, and the president of the company where they work, Qian Anhui. The visit to Tarragona Province is part of a long program of activities with the aim of Catalan culture and strengthen commercial ties, which ends this weekend with Castle Competition, to be held in Tarraco Square Arena. During the visit, the vice president of the Council of Tarragona, Albert Vallvé emphasized that the Hangzhou Children have become ambassadors made ​​tower in Asia. In this sense, Anhua Qian said that the towers are not only the treasures of Catalonia, but of all mankind, referring to its inclusion by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Meanwhile, the vice president of the Council of territorial representation in Tarragona, Albert Batet has predicted many successes this weekend at Castle Competition with the Gang Old Valls, thanks to its strength and collaboration .

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