Have You Seen the Country of Blue by Choi Sa Bi Na from Gimje-si in South Korea receives the first prize in the contest. [Photo/WeChat account: NTS_wsb]

Thirteen paintings by students from the international sister cities of Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province won awards at the Jiangsu International Youth Painting Contest 2021.

Trouble of Covid-19 by Joses Matsuda from Toyohashi in Japan receives the first prize in the contest. [Photo/WeChat account: NTS_wsb]

Six entries from Wuxi received the first prize, 14 received the second prize and the third prize went to the remaining 12 paintings.

Influence of Science to the World by Melvina Beeloo from Toyohashi Vacoas-Phoenix in Mauritius receives the first prize in the contest. [Photo/WeChat account: NTS_wsb]

Themed "The World In My Heart", the contest encouraged participants to express their wishes for the building of a global village through painting.

The World in My Heart by Mihaoilo Cvijic from Toyohashi Vacoas-Phoenix Zvezdara district of Belgrade in Serbia receives the first prize in the contest. [Photo/WeChat account: NTS_wsb]

The Foreign Affairs Office of the Nantong Municipal People's Government also received the "excellent organizer award" from the organizer.

Coexistence in My Heart by Kim Chae Na from Gimje-si in South Korea receives the second prize in the contest. [Photo/WeChat account: NTS_wsb]

The annual painting contest is organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the Information Office of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, and other provincial government departments.