A port in the province of Guangxi in southern China, Beihai has a population of 1.46 million people. Beihai is famous for its white sandy beaches, pearls, and shell art. The province of Guangxi includes 17 non-Chinese minorities. It also includes breathtaking tourist attractions near the city of Guilin, including the Li River and many beautiful mountain peaks. More than 3.8 million tourists visit the area annually.
Alpha Edens
TGA Sister City Chair for Beihai
beihai@tulsaglobalalliance.org
Laura Bellis
Tulsa City Councilor Honorary Ambassador for Beihai
Crista Patrick Tulsa City Council Chair Ambassador at Large
TULSA - BEIHAI SISTER CITY PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES
The Tulsa-Beihai Sister City Partnership recently sponsored traditional Chinese dance performances at University of Tulsa and Broken Arrow High School in celebration of the
Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie (中秋节) in Chinese, also called the Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival, the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year, In 2023, the festival fell on September 29th. In China, Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion time for families. Chinese people celebrate it by gathering for dinners, worshiping the moon, lighting paper lanterns, eating moon cakes, etc. It is also celebrated in Singapore, and Malaysia and by the Asian American community.
Beihai Sister City Partnership Shares Traditional Culture at World In A Box Day
summer camp at ou-tulsa
SUMMER CAMP AT DILLON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
On May 5, 2023, the Tulsa-Beihai Sister City Partnership was featured at the Global Gatherings event at The Gathering Place, celebrating the vibrancy of the Tulsa community, highlighting vrious cultures and regions of the world.
MARKET NIGHT CELEBRATION
A special celebration called Night Market was held on May 19, 2023 at Nam Hai Oriental Market in honor or Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
ASIAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL 2023
Tulsa City-County Library hosted the 21st annual Asian American Festival on May 20, 2023.
Asian World Experience at the University of Oklahoma
Bob Leiser, Alpha Edens and volunteers participated in the Asian World Experience at the University of Oklahoma
Letter FROM Tulsa Mayor Bynum to Mayor Li Li of Beihai sending best wishes on the Lunar New Year
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
In January and February, the Partnership participated in several Lunar New Year celebrations. Partnership volunteers and dancers participated in celebrations at the Myriad Gardens Foundation, Tulsa Chinese School, the Broken Arrow Asian Club at Broken Arrow High School, the Asian World Experience at the OU Learning Center, and Zarrow International School.
TULSA-BEIHAI PARTNERSHIP CHAIR WINS AWARD
The U.S. Heartland China Association recognizes Dr. Xinying (Alpha) Edens, Beihai Sister City as a winner of the U.S. Heartland Chinese Teacher Award. The Award recognizes the hard work of Chinese language teachers in the Heartland region who have built cultural bridges through language learning.
BEIHAI PARTNERSHIP CHAIR INTERVIEW ON NPR
Dr. Alpha Edens participated in an interview on NPR show Focus: Black Oklahoma to introduce how different organizations like TGA work together to build multi-cultural communities in Oklahoma.
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL DISPLAY
On Sept. 8th and 9th, Tulsa-Beihai Sister City Partnership and Beihai Overseas Affairs Office conveyed our best wishes to some local Chinese communities on the Mid-autumn Festival.
A FEW EXAMPLES OF PAST Tulsa - Beihai Sister City Partnership ACTIVITIES
The Deputy Mayor of Beihai sent a Happy Lunar New Year message via social media.
The Beihai Library Director, several librarians, and the Beihai Minister of Culture visited Tulsa in September 2018.
The Partnership participated in these events: the Asian World Experience – promoting our Asian Sister Cities and also developing a t-shirt for give-aways and brand awareness; the Mid-Autumn Festival held at OU-Tulsa with the Confucius Institute, and the Asian American Festival each June.
Tulsa-Beihai Sister City Partnership participated in Tulsa City-County Library’s 20th annual Asian American Festival
Chinese Camp at East Asia Institute at Oklahoma University
In June and July, 2022, the Beihai Sister City Partnership sponsored the Chinese Camp at East Asia Institute at Oklahoma University. The Vice President of TGA, Mr. Bob Leiser, was invited to introduce Tulsa's Sister Cities at the opening ceremony of the camp.
A greeting from Beihai Mayor Li Li in honor of International Women’s Day
History of Chinese and Japanese in Oklahoma workshop
The month of May is the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. The Beihai Sister City Partnership hosted a virtual workshop about the History of Chinese and Japanese in Oklahoma.
TULSA GLOBAL DISTRICT HOSTS MULTI-CULTURAL EVENT FEATURING CHINESE DANCE AND TAICHI
On March 5th, 2022, Beihai Partnership invited Chinese Folk Dancing Troupe China Rose to dance and an individual to perform Taichi in the Multicultural Event hosted by Tulsa Global District at Nam Hai Market
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Tulsa Global Alliance invited the local Chinese Folk Dancing Troupes China Rose and Green Country to participate in the events at Myriad Botanic Gardens in Oklahoma City and at The University of Tulsa.
Welcome, Dr. Xinying Zhang Edens
TGA welcomes Dr. Xinying Zhang Edens, known as "Alpha Edens", as the new Beihai Partnership chair. Alpha is the Chinese teacher at Holland Hall and President of the Oklahoma Chinese Language Teachers' Association.
BEIHAI INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES EXCHANGE EXHIBITION
On December 24, 2021, the Beihai International Sister Cities Exchange Exhibition was held at the Beihai City Library, Beihai, China
Four Major Components in the Exhibition of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
The Overview of the Exhibition of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.