The Jiangsu International Youth Paintings Exhibition opened at a library of Chino Hills of San Bernardino County, California on May 23. Chino Hills is also a sister city of Wuxi in Jiangsu Province.

At the opening ceremony, awards were presented to four children from the county honored in the 6th Youth Painting Contest.

(Photo credit: Wuxi Foreign Affairs Office)

As part of the activities to commemorate the twin city partnership between cities in Jiangsu and the United States, the exhibition displayed 40 paintings by children from 17 cities across seven countries. Among them were 15 creations from Wuxi and San Bernardino County.

The Youth Painting Contest serves as a flagship project in Jiangsu's cultural and people-to-people exchange with other countries, providing a platform for young art lovers to engage in international exchange.

Launched in July 2022, the 6th edition received more than 80,000 entries from 36 sister cities in 21 countries.