Chinese Embassy official Zhou Jing said she expects relations between Young and China to continue to blossom into the future.
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At the sixth annual Lambing Flat Chinese Festival on Saturday, Ms Jing thanked Hilltops council and the Young community for helping drive a growing relationship between the Cherry Capital, China and sister city Lanzhou.
She visited various sites with Chinese heritage significance, including the Chinese Tribute Garden and local museum.
"I've been here for one month. It gives me a deep impression of the multicultural environment here in Australia and also the connections and interchanges between China and Australia. I was so much impressed by that," she said.
She said the relationship between Young and China was developing quickly, highlighting that "tasty cherries" from Young had made their first appearance into the Chinese market in 2018.
"I think the relations between Young and China are moving really fast and I'm very happy to see last year the tasty cherries have already made first foray into the Chinese market and I think Chinese consumers were pleased to not only taste cherries form America, but also Australia."
"I hope people here and people from China will have a promising future of corporation hand-in-hand, joining their hands to build this city - a very prosperous and vibrant city."
Mayor Brian Ingam said Australia has benefited "enormously" from Chinese immigration.
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"The purpose of this festival is to showcase and share this, and to show the world how much we value their contribution to our nation," Hilltops mayor Brian Ingram said.
"The enhancement of the Chinese heritage in the Hilltops region is a priority for Hilltops council.
"We look to our future relationship with China as one of great potential."
Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said it's important to acknowledge and celebrate the town's history.
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"We have a proud and long history in this area, a wonderful relationship with our friends from China and we look forward to that growing into the future as we continue to invest not only in this festival but in all of the infrastructure around this Hilltops region," Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said.
"Full credit to Hilltops council for pulling this together once again."
