This is a building symbolizing Sino-Sri Lankan friendship. When Premier Zhou Enlai visited Sri Lanka for the second time in 1964, the then Prime Minister's wife Bandaranaike proposed to China that in order to meet the summit of the Non-Aligned Countries held in Sri Lanka in 1976, Premier Zhou would be able to build an international conference center. In the 1970s, under the influence of the Cultural Revolution and the instability of domestic politics and economy, construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1973. It has been more than 40 years now. It plays an important role in Sri Lanka's political and social life. The Mercedes-Benz in the picture is Sri Lanka's first bus.