Village fashion show unfolds amidst flower blossom in Guizhou

A village fashion show highlighting Chinese ethnic culture has taken place recently in a plateau filled with blooming Lapland rosebay in Panzhou City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, offering a unique visual and cultural feast to visitors.

Dressed in traditional attire adorned with intricate ethnic embroideries and flowers, residents from various local ethnic groups, including the Yi, Miao, Bai, Buyi, and Dong ethnic groups, graced the runway amidst blooming flowers alongside professional models. The stunning display drew a crowd of visitors eager to capture the beauty of the moment with their cameras.

"I'm so lucky to see the show today and see people wearing traditional ethnic attire. I really like the fashion show. It's very beautiful, and I love the culture. The flowers here are beautiful, but the people here are even more beautiful," said a visitor from Bijie, in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

Additionally, elements of Lapland rosebay were innovatively incorporated into the design of clothing and accessories that feature unique ethnic cultural symbols, including the silver-laden headpieces of the Yi ethnic group.

Adi Asi, a fashion designer from the Yi ethnic group, decorated the shawls and hems with these flowers, infusing the ethnic garments with the vibrant colors of blooming spring, bringing a refreshing flair to the fashion show.

"Based on the traditional embroidery patterns of the Yi ethnic group, the new design integrates elements of Lapland rosebay to create a sense of flexibility. For example, we innovatively used the lines of traditional sun motifs that symbolizes light to form the pattern of the Lapland rosebay bud. The gentle curves of the 'ram horn' pattern, a swirling motif, are reimagined as the patterns of flower branches curling around hems and cuffs of the garments," she said.

Moreover, the runway extending through the sea of flowers also allows visitors to immerse themselves in the deep fusion of ethnic culture and eco-tourism. Various fashion shows of different themes are set to be held here every month to innovatively showcased traditional ethnic attire to audiences.

"Through this platform, we aim to display more about intangible cultural heritage and traditional ethnic culture, and modern fashion culture. We want to build a platform that connects rural and urban ethnic fashion activities, allowing more people to understand the ethnic culture," said Zhang Yichao, an award-winning designer and main producer of the village fashion show.

Village fashion show unfolds amidst flower blossom in Guizhou

The China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum is expected to bring new vitality to the global development and human civilization, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Beijing.

Petro, who delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum on Wednesday, told China Media Group (CMG) in an interview, while giving a special mention of the importance of the forum as a platform to reshape multilateralism.

"This Forum, held here in China, comes at a pivotal moment in history. And that's precisely what makes it so significant. It is taking place at a time when multilateralism is in urgent need of reshaping. There are some powers who believe they can rule the world through intimidation and shows of force. But with China and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries standing together, we must make them understand: history is full of hard lessons. Those who once flexed their military might did not prevail. They may have enjoyed momentary success in the past, but this time, history will not repeat itself," he said.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-CELAC Forum's operation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping stated in his speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum that under the careful cultivation of both sides over the past 10 years, the China-CELAC Forum has grown from a tender sapling into a towering tree.

Petro hailed the relations between China and LAC countries over the past decade, saying that the cooperation is expected to energize the global development and human civilization.

"Yes, exactly, a tree. A strong and thriving tree, with deep and well-developed roots firmly anchored in the earth. There's no doubt that over the past ten years, trade in physical goods between China and LAC countries has grown substantially. China is involved in building the Bogota metro project. China is also constructing a port in Peru, and many other large-scale infrastructure projects are being advanced through Chinese investment and engineering expertise. When we link the cultural and civilizational threads of China and LAC countries, it's as if we are nurturing a living tree, one that grows tall toward the sky and promises to bring new vitality to the human civilization," he said.

China-CELAC Forum brings new vitality to global development: Colombian president