Famous garden's renovation a sign of stronger ties

Vice-Premier Liu Yandong and US Secretary of State John Kerry visited on Sunday a famous garden in the Forbidden City that, following extensive renovation by specialists from China and the United States, has become a symbol of the two countries' cooperation.

The Qianlong Garden is being renovated with help from the US-based World Monuments Fund, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites.

Liu said the project was an example of bilateral cultural relics exchange and cooperation.