H.E. Ms. Lulu Xingwana, Deputy Minister of Mining Services, South Africa stayed at the Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou Beijing during the China Mining Congress 2005 held from November 14 to November 17, 2005.

The Welcome Gala Dinner of the congress was held in Hotel's Crowne Ballroom on 15 November, where Ilja Poepper, Resident Manager of the Hotel, and Ms. Lulu Xingwana took time out for pictures.