First World Vocational College Skills Competition held in Tianjin(1/7)

An opening ceremony of the first World Vocational College Skills Competition is held in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)

The first World Vocational College Skills Competition kicked off in Tianjin and Jiangxi province earlier this month, attracting participants from more than 100 countries.

Students operate machines during the first World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)

Foreign students operate machines during the first World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)

A foreign student operates machines during the first World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)

Chinese and foreign students perform baduanjin, a traditional Chinese fitness activity during the first World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)

A student demonstrates his pumpkin carving skills during the first World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)

Students demonstrate infant care skills during the first World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Tong Yu)