A group of 22 visitors from Hubei and Ningxia provinces, consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Land Resources of China, on their study tour in Europe passed by to visit the ITC on 3 October 2002. After a short introduction to what the ITC is and does, the group was taken on a trip through the "polders" to give them an impression of some aspects of planning in the Netherlands. A walk along the canals of the characteristic village Dwarsgracht served as example of an old peat polder and a "water" village. The North-East-Polder and East Flevoland were the examples of the newer type of polders. The visit to the former island Schokland with a walk "on the bottom of the sea" made a big impression and the group was also very much interested in the large group of modern windmills for electricity generation on the dike near Lelystad. The assistance of Cheng Jianquan and Huang Zhendong (photo's) as interpreters has been essential for the success of the visit and therefore was highly appreciated.

Rector Martien Molenaar addressing the group of visitors

Rector Martien Molenaar receiving a present for ITC

The visitors at the entrance of ITC

In front of the former island Schokland, "on the bottom of the sea"