The United Nations Office at Nairobi and the Chinese Embassy in Kenya recently co-hosted an event to commemorate the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations.
As one of the important parts of the event, Donghua University and the Confucius Institute of Moi University jointly presented the theme fashion show ‘HeXie NiChang: Dialogue of Civilizations’ brilliantly.
China University Original Fashion Hanbok Design Competition Award Winning Works Showcase
The show transformed the concepts of equality, mutual appreciation, dialogue and tolerance of civilizations in the Global Civilization Initiative into a palpable and visible cultural feast through creative design language, which won positive comments from the audience. The fashion show was divided into three thematic chapters, Chinese traditional costumes, African diversified styles and China-Kenya joint creations, which fully demonstrated the power of China-Africa youth design and the contemporary expression of civilization dialogue.
The award-winning works of ‘Harmony & Prosperity 2024’ made their grand debut
It is worth mentioning that the award-winning works of the ‘Harmony & Prosperity 2024 -- The 2nd China-Kenya Cultural and Creative Arts Joint Design Competition’ jointly promoted by Donghua University and Moi University became one of the highlights of the event. These costumes reflected the understanding and co-creative spirit between the youth of the two countries, and also vividly responded to the concept of the Day of Dialogue among Civilizations.
Participating Fashion Show Team
Donghua University has long been committed to promoting the integration of cultural creativity and international exchange. It has actively built a platform for civilization dialogue, promoted humanistic exchanges and people-to-people communication, and held two consecutive ‘Harmony & Prosperity’ Design Competitions, in which young people from China and Kenya launched cross-cultural cooperation using clothing as a carrier. In the future, the university will continue to give full play to its unique advantages, deepen international exchanges and cooperation, and tell Chinese stories and contribute Chinese wisdom in the global cultural context.
