To celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Israel, the China-Israel Youth Innovation Photography Exhibition kicked off on June 30 in Guangzhou Library and will last for one month.

Featuring the first collaboration between students of Guangzhou High School of Fine Arts and Israel Hugim High School, the exhibition is on display at the Multiculture Library on the 8th floor.

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Through their lenses, students showcase the development of science and technology in their hometowns and exchange their insights on innovation. The two schools also developed sister-school relationship through this event. 

Up to now, Guangzhou has tied 109 pairs of sister schools with counterparts overseas.

"As the bilateral relations progress stably, Guangdong will continue to deepen partnerships with Israel in innovation, economy, trade, and people-to-people exchanges, further advance the friendship and mutual understanding, work to ensure more fruitful outcomes for our cooperation, and contribute new chapters to the bilateral friendship." Qian Hongjie, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Guangdong Province said at the opening ceremony.

"Israel and Guangdong have the most special relation as we have the same weather and energies that we pull into our lives," said Peleg Lewi, Consul General of Israel in Guangzhou.

Taking China-Israel Bio-industry Investment Fund on Guangzhou International Bio Island and the Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Shantou as examples, he elaborated that this amazing exhibition will take young people from opposite sides of the continents to see the importance of innovation to creativity.

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To prepare for this photography exhibition, on June 13, students of Guangzhou High School of Fine Arts visited GAC Group, Guangzhou International Media Harbor, iFLYTEK, and T.I.T. Smart Zone to capture the moments of Guangzhou's development from their own perspectives. 

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"In the future, we will jointly promote educational exchanges based on equality, mutual benefit and reciprocity, and tap the potential of our edges in running schools. Dialogues will be held in the fields of art education and innovative talent training to enhance friendship and deepen understanding. All such efforts point to our aspiration of opening a new chapter of China-Israel youth exchanges and making greater contributions to the educational cooperation between the two countries," said Huang Longji, Principal of Guangzhou High School of Fine Arts.

Author | Hannah, Lanting (intern)

Editor | Wing, Steven, Jasmine, Jerry