International students attend the opening ceremony of the 2021 Nanjing Peace Forum. [Photo/Changzhou Institute of Technology]

A total of 26 overseas students from Changzhou Institute of Technology attended the opening ceremony of the 2021 Nanjing Peace Forum in Nanjing on Oct 24.

The forum was sponsored by UNESCO, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, the Information Office of the Jiangsu provincial government, as well as the Nanjing municipal government.

Themed around "Living in Harmony with Nature for Peace", the event aimed to guide people to think deeply about the relationship between humans and nature.

The ceremony featured splendid performances, providing viewers with a visual feast, while also expressing wishes for harmony and coexistence between humans and nature.

The international students of Changzhou Institute of Technology expressed their understanding of the harmony between human beings and nature.

Viktoriya Artyuchshenko noted that peaceful development is a common value shared by humans and also a lofty goal for the United Nations.