Ting
In June 2006 Deputy Mayor Mike Lonergan, Councilmember Bill Evans, Chinese Reconciliation Project and staff from the World Trade Center, Port of Tacoma, and the City of Tacoma met with Senior Vice Mayor Liang Jianyong of Fuzhou, China and discussed the Chinese waterfront park project. The Vice Mayor visited the site and subsequently made a generous offer to donate a Ting for the site. The 30 foot by 40 foot pavilion is valued at $250,000 to $300,000. In September 2010, three master craftsmen and an interpreter from Fuzhou, China traveled to Tacoma to direct and participate in the construction of the ting. All of the materials had been shipped earlier in the summer from Fuzhou. The Fuzhou ting is the first building in the park, and was completed in 2011. -- www.tacomachinesepark.org/
Ting
In June 2006 Deputy Mayor Mike Lonergan, Councilmember Bill Evans, Chinese Reconciliation Project and staff from the World Trade Center, Port of Tacoma, and the City of Tacoma met with Senior Vice Mayor Liang Jianyong of Fuzhou, China and discussed the Chinese waterfront park project. The Vice Mayor visited the site and subsequently made a generous offer to donate a Ting for the site. The 30 foot by 40 foot pavilion is valued at $250,000 to $300,000. In September 2010, three master craftsmen and an interpreter from Fuzhou, China traveled to Tacoma to direct and participate in the construction of the ting. All of the materials had been shipped earlier in the summer from Fuzhou. The Fuzhou ting is the first building in the park, and was completed in 2011. -- www.tacomachinesepark.org/