On the evening of August 1, 2025, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall was brightly lit, with songs and laughter echoing continuously. The "One Belt Vision; One Road Blossoms" China-Malaysia Youth Outstanding Program Performance, co-hosted by the China World National Culture Promotion Society, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia, the UNITAR SDGs Leadership Development Center, and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, was grandly held here. Nearly 100 young performers from the two countries took the stage together, presenting a cross-border cultural feast for the guests and audience on
With the theme of "One Belt, Vision; One Road, Blossoms", the entire performance was carefully arranged around three sections: "Dialogue of Traditional Essence", "Resonance of Modern Art" and "Cultural Integration and Innovation". Young people from China and Malaysia showcased the unique charm and contemporary vitality of the two countries' cultures through diverse forms such as music, dance and drama.
Notably, during the performance, the organizers also specially held the "The World through the Children's Eyes" China-Malaysia Youth Outstanding Painting Exhibition. The exhibition brought together outstanding artworks by young people from the two countries, with rich themes and full of childlike innocence, showing their observations and imaginations of the world from a unique child's perspective. These colorful paintings were displayed in the exhibition hall at the performance venue, attracting many audiences to stop and appreciate.
The call for painting works was open to young people around the world, aiming to provide a platform for young people from China, Malaysia and other ASEAN countries to create together and learn from each other. Through their paintbrushes, the children depicted the beautiful world in their eyes and the dreams in their hearts, conveying the pure emotions of loving peace and yearning for beauty. The exhibition of these works not only enriched the cultural connotation of this performance, but also allowed the audience to feel the similarities, differences and commonalities between the cultures of China and Malaysia from a child's perspective.
The successful holding of the "One Belt Vision; One Road Blossoms" China-Malaysia Youth Outstanding Program Performance in Kuala Lumpur has aroused enthusiastic responses from all sectors of society in the two countries.
China and Malaysia are friendly neighbors across the sea, with a long history of people-to-people and cultural exchanges. From the mutual learning and mutual reference along the ancient Maritime Silk Road to the people-to-people bond under the "Belt and Road" Initiative today, culture has always been a bridge connecting the people of the two countries. The successful holding of this youth outstanding program performance is a vivid example of the two countries deepening cultural cooperation and promoting people-to-people bond.