In 2021, the 10th anniversary of the friendship between Tianjin and Wellington, New Zealand, in order to celebrate the friendship between the two cities, further deepen the friendship between the people of the two cities, and expand youth and people-to-people exchanges, on the morning of November 23, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and the International Affairs Department of the Wellington City Government of New Zealand jointly held a video conference and the opening ceremony of the "Hand-Painted 'Future Hometown' Tianjin - Wellington Children's Painting Exhibition".
With the theme of "Future Hometown", the children of the two cities vividly tell the story of their hometown with paintbrushes, and some of the exhibited works are completed by the children of the two cities, and the children use vivid, lively and imaginative paintings to tell friendship and imagine the future.
10-year-old Liu Huimei and Wellington students jointly completed a painting, she painted a beautiful big eye in the painting, she hopes to visit Wellington friends through the future air corridor, with Tianjin's willow youth paintings and food; Zhang Shuhui, who likes painting since childhood, issued a sincere invitation to peers in Wellington City, hoping that the teenagers of the two cities can jointly hold a painting exhibition at the Tianjin Art Museum; Zhao Tong and Kong Yifan introduced the history and city beauty of Tianjin to the guests of Wellington City at the video conference site. Invite more New Zealand friends to come to Tianjin to take a look.
Ming Xi, a student at Clyde Quay School in Wellington, also introduced the unique style of Wellington City, she learned more about the city of Tianjin through the activities, and also expressed her admiration for the design and imagination of the paintings of Tianjin's partners, hoping to further participate in the activities in the future, promote communication and exchanges, and let Tianjin's partners know Wellington and understand New Zealand.
Luan Jianzhang, director of the Tianjin Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, said that the exhibition was completed by the children of the two cities, and this innovative way of creation is conducive to shaping the children's open, inclusive and cooperative mentality, and cultivating the concept of the world from an early age. In the future, the Tianjin Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and the International Affairs Department of the Wellington City Government will expand cooperation in the fields of digital economy, urban governance and traditional Chinese medicine, so as to build a platform for young people in sister cities to enhance their international vision and participate in international exchanges.
Yuan Tong, Director of International Affairs of the Wellington City Government, reviewed the rich and diverse exchange activities carried out by the two cities since 2021, and gave high praise to the "Hand-painted 'Future Hometown' Tianjin - Wellington Children's Painting Exhibition". He said that after the epidemic, the Wellington Municipal Government plans to organize delegations of relevant universities and youth to visit China and visit Tianjin to further promote sister city cooperation.
In 2022, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore will be celebrated, and the Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipality will take this opportunity to further promote pragmatic cooperation between Tianjin and Wellington in various fields and promote the development of the sister cities of the two cities to a new stage.