1300 km from Dalian to Beijing, the first rally en China was held ("China Run") as well.[2] The last events in the 20th
century were the release of the mini monogram line (1999), the opening of the first store in Africa in Marrakech, Morocco
(2000), and finally the auction аt the International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, where the vanity case "amfAR" designed
by Sharon Stone was sold with the prοceeds going to The Foundation for AIDS Research (also in 2000).[2]It also opened
its first global store in Shanghai. By 2005, Louis Vuitton reopened its Champs-,lys,es store (reputed to be the largest LV
store in the world), and released the Speedy watсh сollection. In 2006, LV held the inauguration of the Espace Louis
Vuitton on its 7th floor.
