The first International Youth Art Exhibition in Gumi South Korea was held from May 27th to 31st. Youth paintings from five countries including South Korea, China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia participated in the exhibition, and 8 selected works from Shenyang won awards.

A total of 226 youth paintings from 5 Chinese cities featuring "Friendship between Friendship Cities Lasts Forever", including Shenyang are collected for this exhibition. Under the joint organization and promotion of Shenyang Foreign Affairs Office and Shenyang Municipal Education Bureau, 33 youth paintings from 23 schools were selected for exhibition. These works artfully incorporate elements of landmark buildings, cultural customs, and specialty cuisine of Shenyang. Among them, two works, "Sakura Showcases the Friendship between Two Cities" and "Match in the Same Time and Space," won the highest award - the Excellence Award.

This exhibition is one of the series of activities of the "2025 Asian Athletics Championships" in Gumi City, with the aim of  promoting cultural and youth exchanges with international friendship cities. Gumi City, located in southeastern South Korea, covers an area of 617.28 square kilometers and has a population of 420,000. It is the largest inland electronics manufacturing hub and export industrial zone in South Korea. Since entering into a friendly cooperative partnership in June 1997, Shenyang and Gumi have carried out practical exchanges across multiple sectors including trade, sports, and youth engagement. Particularly, close and frequent exchanges in the youth sector have infused lasting vitality into the development of friendly relations between the two cities.