What happens when young changemakers from around the world come together to reimagine culture?

As part of the 2026 Acceleration Week for the Global Youth Development Program, which runs from June 11 to 17 in Shanghai and Wuhan, youth innovators gathered to showcase projects that are breathing new life into culture – from reinventing opera and immersive theater to preserving indigenous stories and creating new spaces for youth expression.

Their backgrounds couldn't be more different. But they share one belief: culture isn't something young people simply inherit – it's something they create, reshape and share with the world.