OREANDA-NEWS. April 17, 2012. A foundation-laying ceremony was held for the Permanent Venue of the World Hui Merchant Forum in Xiuning county of Anhui province on Sunday.

As one of the "861" provincial key projects, the venue, designed to cover an area of 1,000 mu (666,700 sqm), will include zones for forums and exhibitions, leisure and recreation, and ecological tourism as well as a park featuring Chinese traditional regimen.

Hu Liansong, deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress attended the ceremony, together with delegates from Chamber of Commerce of Anhui all around the country and the United World Chinese Association.