Iranian children shine in painting competition in China
Thirteen Iranian children and adolescents were awarded honorary diplomas at the International Painting Competition held in China.
The competition, themed “The Silk Road in Children’s Eyes,” was organized by the Friendship and Cooperation Commission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), IRNA reported.
The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults submitted 39 artworks to this year’s competition. Among 1,700 entries from 21 countries, 10 participants from the institute’s cultural and artistic centers, along with three independent entrants, received honorary diplomas.
The awarded participants are: 16-year-old Mohaddeseh Dadkani from the Khash center in Sistan and Baluchestan, 8-year-old Kian Qaini from Bojnourd in North Khorasan, 16-year-old Masoumeh Sobhaninia and 14-year-old Diana Qalyani from the Mahabad center in West Azarbaijan, 7-year-old Elnaz Kazemi from the Parsabad center in Ardabil, 11-year-old Mohammad Hassan Hashemi Nejad from the Kerman center, 11-year-old Mehrana Toloo from the Tehran center, 13-year-old Mahshid Qasemi from the Kahrizsang center in Isfahan, 13-year-old Abbas Shahbazi from the Bileh Savar center in Ardabil, 7-year-old Zahra Javadinia from Semnan, and 11-year-old Hadis Salimi, an independent participant from Ardabil.
In addition, China awarded honorary diplomas to 10-year-old Parsa and Dorsa Nikbayan, independent participants from Khuzestan province, in recognition of their collaboration in the closing ceremony of the event.