The Biennale has attracted more than 300 designers from 13 countries, namely China, Austria, Poland, Denmark, Germany, South Korea, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, Norway, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland. This year, the Biennale features three topics: “Life & Fashion”, “Inheritance & Rejuvenation”, and “Integration & Transcendence”, exhibiting nearly 200 works. Gao Yong, Party secretary and secretary general of CNTAC, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony, saying that Chinese embroidery is one of the most outstanding national traditional skills in the world. Chao embroidery originated from Chaozhou.