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Article: CINCINNATI'S SEVEN SISTERS.(LIVING)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
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- December 10, 1996
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Byline: Kay Hauer Post contributor
Liuzhou, China - ancient gateway to Cathay, end of the silk road that Marco Polo traveled to see the Great Khan - became our first sister city in 1988. It was an auspicious choice.
Now Cincinnati has seven sisters around the world connected through exchanges of culture, business and friendships. And, thanks almost entirely to volunteer efforts, the program is thriving.
The concept of sister cities was advanced by President Eisenhower in 1956. He called it ''Peace Through People.'' More than 1,000 American cities now have nearly 2,000 sisters in 110 countries, according to the Sister Cities Association of ...