CAITA 2012 Daily Report - Day 11

Initiated by the state government of Guangxi Province, the primary objective China-Asean International Touring Assembly (CAITA) is to promote the overland connectivity between China and ASEAN countries.  Dubbed as the harmonious modern “Silk Road” as well as the “largest, broadest and longest automobile assembly race in Asia”, it is one of the main events leading to the annual China-ASEAN Summit that will be held in Nanning City, China.  (Official Website of CAITA: http://carally.org/)

The following is a daily account of Leslie Chang who is the Singapore representative for the event.

Day 11, Hanoi to Naning  7^th Sep 2012

Pre-departure check found that the floor pan/carpet of the Tucson was still wet (caused by last night’s water crossing) and the rear right tyre continued its slow leak.  Again, the latter was temporarily resolved by using a borrowed portable pump.  We left our hotel at 8 am and, as one would expect in Hanoi, the streets were full of motorcycles.

 On the main truck road, all 2 wheelers are provided with a designated lane.

 We drove past Lang Son to get to the Chinese customs at Yuyi Guan.

 
Thereafter, it was a 3-hour drive to get to Naning where the End-of-Rally celebration was held.  The signing of MOU (held in Singapore on 27 Aug 2012) was among the main pictures displayed outside the Ballroom.

 

Journalists from Myanmar and Thailand “kicked off” the party…….

…. while the journalists from Laos sang their native folk song.

 I was given a little role in this group singing performance.

The Rally Chief Commander Dr Chen Liji (center) and his key officials ended the evening on a high note.