This day, 14 March, in 1979, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing was held the signing ceremony for Beijing and Tokyo to become sister cities. Beijing Municipal Leader Lin Hujia and Tokyo Governor Minobe Ryokichi signed the protocol, with the establishment of sister cities embodying the principles and spirit stipulated in the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship.
1979年3月14日的這一天，在北京人民大会堂举行了北京和東京成為姐妹城市的簽約仪式。 北京市领导人林虎家和东京知事Minobe Ryokichi签署了协议，建立姐妹城市体现了《中日和平友好条约》规定的原则和精神。
