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Daqing- VIP welcome

We arrived in Daqing at sunset. Our guide Charlie said that The Daqing Petroleum Co. of China were welcoming us to Daqing ,and had us upgraded to their very own 5 star hotel and were hosting a Banquet for us!

Daqing Petroleum is the first oil field found in China. It is 50 years old.
As we are the very first Self-Drive 4x4 to come to Daqing and also to drive N to S of China, they wanted us to be honoured! As we also come from the country of the famous Petronas! None of us are Petronas personel! However we too were proud that they regarded our Petronas highly.

So we rushed out from our cars soon after arrival for the Official welcome from no other then the President of the oil co. who happens to also be the Vice President of the CPR. of Daqing. Then all the other rank and their interperters etc.etc.
Exchange of very nice momento a Clock and us to them a plaque of our map of the journey. Flowers from them for our Leader Douglas, from the Royal Perak Motor Club.
I tell you there were banners welcoming us (see photo) and the TV and the Press.

Good Banquet, only for us so there was much relaxation.
Next day were were taken to their newly opened and I must say very good Museum. Then to the newly opened Museum of their "Iron Man" Xian..." He was instrumental in opening so many wells. Motivated the people through very very harsh conditions to get the oil out of the ground and thus saved China during the revolution. This museum was opened on the 26th Sept! John's b'day. A very nice present momento indeed!

posted by Ann Salmon @ 5:33 pm