President inaugurates garden to honor growing bonds

President Xi Jinping found time in the hectic schedule during his three-day state visit to Australia to inaugurate the Canberra Beijing Garden on Monday.

The garden next to Lake Burley Griffin in Lennox Gardens is a gift from Beijing's municipal government to its sister city, Canberra, to mark the Australian capital's 100th anniversary. It symbolizes the enduring friendship between the two countries and peoples.

Ma Zhaoxu, China's ambassador to Australia, hailed it as a perfect blend of Chinese cultural elements and Australia's natural environment.