A synchronized exhibition of paintings created by teenagers opened on Saturday aboard China's Tiangong space station, which is orbiting about 400 kilometers above Earth, as well as in Beijing and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).
The exhibition, themed "I Love My Motherland," features a stunning display of 75 paintings created by teenagers from all over the country.
A total of 75 outstanding paintings were selected from a pool of over 20,000 submissions from teens across the country. The paintings arrived on the space station aboard the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft last month.
At the opening ceremony of the exhibition held at the Macao Science Center, the three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission conducted an on-orbit display and introduction, sending their heartfelt wishes from space.
Two artworks created by Macao's teenagers have also been selected for this exhibition. They are titled "Blessings to the Motherland" and "Future Space Station Cosmic Plan."
"We have witnessed together the prosperity of our motherland and the rapid development of the motherland. This painting is also a wish for the future development of our nation," said Wong Wing Hang, a student of Premier School affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School.
"This year marks the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. I wish for both the motherland and Macao to become even better," said Lai Cheuk Yin, a student of Pui Ching Middle School.
This is the first time that the exhibition is being held simultaneously in space and on Earth.
Synchronized exhibition of paintings held in space station, Beijing, Macao
