Quoting Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran to capture the spirit of the design, she added: "The flowers of spring are winter's dreams related at the breakfast table of the angels."

Veit said Shanghai and Hamburg have significant potential for further cooperation in areas such as urban green development, sustainability, port partnerships and education.

On what was her fifth visit to Shanghai in 14 years, she described the city as a "booming town" where many young people appear very happy to live and emphasized the importance of enhancing exchanges between the younger generations of the two cities.

As part of the event, five students from the German School Shanghai presented green projects focused on redesigning and reusing old clothes, underscoring their commitment to environmental protection and their regard for Shanghai.