Sig. Carlos Lafuya, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to China, received the Aurora Silk Country Gift

Silk Rhyme Connecting Latin America: 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” national gift from the representative of Aurora Silk, and felt not only the warmth of Hangzhou silk, but also the cooperation temperature of the “la Belt and Road” 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 “light link” for cultural exchanges between China and Ecuador in the form of a “national gift”.

The city skyline in front of the embassy window reflects the “trans ocean pattern” in the gift box: the “silk horse exchange” 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 Belt and Road”.

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

Aurora’s confidence lies in its attention to detail, as it can serve as a carrier for diplomatic exchanges between China and Ecuador. The handmade rolled edges have finer stitches than luxury items, and the copper plated gold gift box has a texture that makes it stand out at international gift shows with its “Hermes level craftsmanship”; 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”. As Aurora designer said, “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 Belt and Road” in the small silk scarf

From Quito on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean to Beijing on the west coast, the “bond” of China Ecuador cooperation is not only in trade data: the bilateral trade volume between China and Ecuador will exceed 12 billion US dollars in 2024, and “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’. As the ambassador later shared on social media, “This scarf is the tenderness of China Ecuador friendship that can be seen and touched.

When the orange gift box was placed on the embassy desk, 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, but also a “cultural card” that China has sent to Latin America. In the long scroll of the “la Belt and Road”, with silk as the medium and the United States as the bridge, each such “cross ocean handshake” is a vivid gesture in the dialogue of civilizations.