A CHINESE delegation led by Sun Jianyou, the deputy mayor of Nanjing, visited their twin city of York York recently.
The delegation of police, food safety and drug administration was greeted by the Lord Mayor, Cllr Barbara Boyce at West Office and met council officers.
Steve Brown, Make It York's managing director introduced York with a presentation.
Mr Sun said: "Before I come here, I did some homework. When I arrived, what I saw was totally beyond my expectation. York is a great city full of history and culture.
"When we go back, we shall promote York to citizens in Nanjing. We should let more people in Nanjing know about York."
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