On April 22, 2024, "Beauty Together Towards the Future - Youth International Photography Exchange Exhibition", co-organized by the Chinese Cultural Center of Kuwait, the Center for Cultural Exchange between China and Foreign Countries, the Organizing Committee of Beijing International Photography Week, and the Kuwait Photography Association, opened at the Chinese Cultural Center of Kuwait. The exhibition was opened at the China Cultural Center in Kuwait. Nearly 100 guests attended the event, including Faisal Rashid Ghaith, former Ambassador of Kuwait to China, and Dr. Saad Hamour, President of the Kuwait Photography Association.
Xia Jianfeng, Director of Kuwait Chinese Cultural Center, said in his speech that photography is gradually becoming an important way for young people to observe the world and show themselves through the lens, and that the "Silk Road Countries Youth Photography Exhibition", a platform for cultural exchanges organized by China, is expected to present more works of young people who look at the world from the perspectives of appreciation, mutual appreciation and sharing, thereby promoting exchanges and mutual appreciation of different civilizations, the harmonious coexistence of different civilizations, and actively work for the building of a community of human destiny. President Saad Hamor was deeply moved by the emotions conveyed by the works, "I have visited China twice as an invited photographer, and China is a very beautiful country that has left me with a very deep impression, which is not enough to be represented by pictures alone. I look forward to traveling again." She said the event played a positive role in promoting humanistic exchanges between the two countries and enhancing the understanding of the two peoples about each other's cultures.
The exhibition features 50 photographs of young people under the themes of "Hope", "Flower" and "Tenderness", all of which are from the winners of the six editions of the "Silk Road Countries Youth Photography Exhibition" from 2018 to 2023. All of them are from the award-winning works of the "Silk Road Countries Youth Photography Exhibition" from the first edition in 2018 to the sixth edition in 2023. The exhibition hopes that the youth and photography enthusiasts from different countries will strengthen mutual understanding with positive attitudes towards life and sympathetic aspirations for beauty, and jointly build a peaceful development path of mutual understanding and sharing of civilizations. In order to improve the communication and interaction effect of the exhibition, Kuwait Chinese Cultural Center invited Kuwait Photography Association to display 20 excellent works of Kuwaiti scenery.
This exhibition is the first photography activity held by Kuwait Chinese Cultural Center. It is reported that Kuwait Chinese Cultural Center and Kuwait Photography Association intend to carry out close cooperation, and in the future are expected to jointly plan photographic excursions, hold photography lectures, exhibitions, and mutually recommend photographers of the two countries and their works to participate in photographic activities in China and Kuwait, etc., to further promote the deepening of cultural exchanges between China and Kuwait.