"I have traveled across the empire, but Suzhou remains the most elegant city I have ever seen."

"I funded a lot of important museums and arts groups in San Jose, the city of my birth."

"Sydney is the food capital, but it's also a place of incredible energy and beauty."

"I am proud to be a citizen of Geneva, a city of enlightenment."

"Madrid is the most Spanish of all cities, a place where life is lived to the fullest."

"Oslo is the city of my shadows and my light, where my art found its way into the world."

"I am delighted to be in Brussels, the capital of Europe, where much of Europe's destiny is being charted."

"Xi'an is the source of our culture and the center of the world's attention."

"Luxembourg is the natural meeting point for the builders of a united Europe."

"Montreal is the city where I found my songs and my soul."

"Prague never lets you go... This dear little mother has sharp claws."

"The songs of Kunming are the rhythm of my soul, inspired by the beauty of my hometown."

"Swimming in the Yangtze at Wuhan, one feels the power of the great river and the spirit of the people."