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2025-6-4 China Insight
The Inaugural SAINT PAUL PEONY FESTIVAL by Romi Slowiak. Read here.
2025-5-28 Minnesota Chinese World
“首届“圣保罗牡丹节”在明州中国友好花园顺利举办!” [The first Saint Paul Peony Festival was Successfully Held in the China Friendship Garden] Publisher Christina Deng. Read here.
2023-10-6 Minnesota Chinese World
“月圆双子城·情满柳明园-2023明州华人第三届大型中秋庆典活动精彩纷呈!” [St. Paul-Changsha 35-year sister city celebration & Mid-Autumn Moon Festival sponsored by the MN China Friendship Garden Society and the Association of Sino-American Neocultural Exchange] Publisher Christina Deng. Read here.
2023-2-6 Minnesota Chinese World
“明州2023第二届“双子城饺子宴”大获成功,” [2nd Annual Twin Cities Dumpling Feast” sponsored by the MN China Friendship Garden Society and the Association of Sino-American Neocultural Exchange] Publisher Christina Deng. Read here.
2022-9-10 Minnesota Chinese World
2022明州华人第二届“月圆双子城·情满柳明园”大型中秋庆典活动圆满落幕! [Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Garden] by Christina Deng. Read here.
2021-2-16
2021-2-16 明州华人世界: 一个美国人的花园梦 – 写在2021年初的续集篇 [“One American’s China Garden Dream”] by Author Fangyu Kan, Publisher Christina Deng Read here.
Hmong Lucy & Changsha trip
2019-11 China Insight Article about Hmong Lucy & Changsha trip. Download pdf here
Grand Opening
2019-9 China Insight Article about Grand Opening. Download pdf here.
Ground Breaking Ceremony
2018-9 “Ground breaking Ceremony for St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden at Dragon Festival,” China Insight. Download pdf here.
Speech by Mayor Melvin Carter
2018-7-14 Speech by Mayor Melvin Carter at Groundbreaking Event. Download pdf here.
Speech by Linda Mealey-Lohmann
2018-7-14 Speech by Linda Mealey-Lohmann at Groundbreaking Event. Download pdf here.
Hmong Times Online
2018 Hmong Times Online “Friendship Garden Connects Hmong Ancestral Homeland With Diaspora,” by Sarah Marie Moore. Download pdf here.