M. Carlos Lafuya, le nouvel ambassadeur de la République de l'Équateur en Chine, a reçu le cadeau Aurora Silk Country

Rime de soie reliant l'Amérique latine: The Cross Ocean Treaty between China and Ecuador in Aurora’s National Rites

When the Chinese red and Ecuadorian yellow, blue and red flags were stretched in front of the embassy window, an orange gift box completed a cross ocean connection in the hands of two ambassadors – Carlos La Fuya, Ecuador’s new ambassador to China, took over the “soft yellow gold” cadeau national du représentant d'Aurora Silk, and felt not only the warmth of Hangzhou silk, but also the cooperation temperature of the “la Ceinture et la Route” across the Pacific Ocean.

1、 Silk Resonance on Both Sides of the Pacific

Ecuador’s cocoa and China’s silk are both gifts that can move the world’s heart, “Ambassador Carlos Lafuya said with a smile as he received the gift box. And this Aurora scarf is a gentle collision of aesthetics on both sides of the Pacific: it is based on 6A grade mulberry silk, weaving the blue footed booby and equatorial rainforest patterns of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador into the warp and weft of Chinese Jiangnan ink painting – just like the roses and white shrimp exported by Ecuador to China, Chinese silk has also become a “lien lumineux” for cultural exchanges between China and Ecuador in the form of a “cadeau national”.

The city skyline in front of the embassy window reflects the “trans ocean pattern” in the gift box: le “échange de chevaux de soie” on the ancient Silk Road has now become a new dialogue between “silk and cocoa” on both sides of the Pacific under the framework of the “la Ceinture et la Route”.

2、 Aurore: Let ‘Chinese silk’ touch the texture of Latin America

La confiance d’Aurora réside dans son souci du détail, as it can serve as a carrier for diplomatic exchanges between China and Ecuador. Les bords roulés à la main ont des points plus fins que les articles de luxe, et le coffret cadeau en plaqué or cuivré a une texture qui le distingue des salons de cadeaux internationaux avec son “Artisanat de niveau Hermès”; But what really makes it cross the ocean is the empathy that weaves the cultural genes of the other party into the design——
The silk scarf gifted to the Ecuadorian embassy this time deliberately incorporates ecological elements of the Galapagos Islands: the feather patterns of blue footed booby and the interweaving of rainforest vines, combined with the soft light of Chinese silk, not only retains the characteristics of Ecuador’s “biodiversity paradise”, but also makes this gift a concrete expression of “each is beautiful”. Comme l'a dit le concepteur d'Aurora, “A good national gift is one that allows the other party to see their hometown through the pattern.

3、 The trans ocean temperature of the “la Ceinture et la Route” in the small silk scarf

From Quito on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean to Beijing on the west coast, le “bond” of China Ecuador cooperation is not only in trade data: the bilateral trade volume between China and Ecuador will exceed 12 milliards de dollars américains en 2024, et “cultural carriers” such as Aurora are the “increment of people’s hearts” outside of economy and trade——

When Ambassador Carlos caresses the blue footed booby pattern on his silk scarf, he may think of the sea breeze in his country’s ecological reserves; The Chinese elements in the scarf have made this gift a footnote to the phrase ‘far away from the ocean, with similar intentions’. Comme l’ambassadeur l’a partagé plus tard sur les réseaux sociaux, “This scarf is the tenderness of China Ecuador friendship that can be seen and touched.

Quand le coffret cadeau orange a été déposé sur le bureau de l'ambassade, the sunlight happened to fall on the golden ears of the flags of both countries. This Aurora scarf is not only a gift to Ecuador, mais aussi un “carte culturelle” that China has sent to Latin America. In the long scroll of the “la Ceinture et la Route”, with silk as the medium and the United States as the bridge, chacun de ces “cross ocean handshake” is a vivid gesture in the dialogue of civilizations.