Urbanisation will be the focus of the Germany Weeks in the metropolis on the Yangtze River from May 09 – 17, 2008. This includes issues of energy efficiency and sustainable mobility. Besides the official partner presentations, There will be lectures, seminars and workshops – rounded off with an appealing cultural programme.

Highlights the Germany Esplanade

09 May 2008: Opening of the Germany Esplanade by Georg Boomgaarden, State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office, and Joachim Erwin, Mayor of Düsseldorf, Chongqing’s sister city.

09 - 17 May 2008: Pop festival with MIA, Stereo Total and other German musicians

09 - 17 May 2008: ‘Icon Haus’ – a light installation by Christoph Hildebrandt.

09 - 17 May 2008: ‘My Home, My City, My Planet’ – a multimedia exhibition on sustainable urban development.

15 May 2008: “Cosmopolitan City – The World in my City” – a film short contest for students of German Language and Literature

15 May 2008: Matchmaking Forum for companies in the chemicals, plant construction, electronics and automotive industries

15 - 17 May 2008: Chalk Circle – Modern opera/theatre with elements from German and Chinese traditions.

18 - 25 May 2008: German Film Festival in Chongqing

The Foreign Office’s e-magazine on ‘Germany and China – Moving Ahead Together’