In a significant Sino-Thai cultural exchange on January 13th, Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) participated in the graduation ceremony of Thailand's Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM). At the institute's invitation, a three-memberdelegationled by Deputy Director Ren Jie from NUA's Office of Artistic Creation and Practice presented a collaborative performance of the original composition “Shadows in the Western Liang Desert”with Thai studentsbefore Princess Sirindhorn. This award-winning composition, themed on the Belt and Road Initiative, was presented in a special version co-arrangedby Chinese and Thai musicians. At the ceremony, students from both countries performed with full devotion, demonstrating youthful friendship and expressing their understanding of the Belt and Road Initiative through music. Following the event, representatives from the two institutions discussed further collaboration, anticipating more fruitful exchanges in Sino-Thai musical artistry.