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Village art festival in Hunan Province pays tribute to migrant workers

Migrant workers posed with 50 photographs showcasing the lives of workers at an event held on Saturday at the annual Beautiful Village art festival in Huaihua, Central China's Hunan Province.
Source: Global Times | 2019/2/10 19:58:39

New photography exhibition in Beijing shows off 'Splendid China'

Photography exhibition, Splendid China, officially kicked off with an opening ceremony at Beihai Park in Beijing on Monday. The exhibition, which aims to show "contemporary China and its traditional cultural development," features 70 photos selected from 17,000 works submitted by photographers and another 20 commissioned photos from renowned professional photographers.
Source: Global Times | 2018/12/18 18:43:40

Photo exhibition in Belgium pays tribute to Chinese labour corps of WWI

In the run-up to the centenary of the end of the First World War, an exhibition paying tribute to Chinese labour corps was held Friday in the Belgian city of Bruges, 100 km northwest of Brussels.
Source: Xinhua | 2018/11/10 12:07:28

French photographer tells 'Tale of Two Cities' with new exhibition

When French photographer Maylis Pourquie wandered through Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, to take photos of local life months ago, she never expected that one day she would return to hold an exhibition showcasing the similarities and differences between the city and Paris.
Source: Global Times | 2018/9/19 18:13:40

Photo exhibition on China's reform, opening up kicks off in New York

A photo exhibition titled "China's economic reform -- 40 years in the making" opened here on Wednesday to showcase the achievements China has made since its reform and opening up.
Source: Xinhua | 2018/8/9 6:22:44

Silicon Valley photographers to tell "China story" with pictures

A group of American photographers will travel to Wuhan city in central China later this month to find their "China Story" about the country's tremendous achievements made in the past 40 years through the lens of their cameras, organizers said over the weekend.
Source: Xinhua | 2018/5/20 7:00:35

China through the lens of photographer John Thomson

The first London exhibition devoted to Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) and his photography in Asia opened to the public at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London on Friday.
Source: Global Times | 2018/4/15 18:23:39

Pear blossoms gently greet the spring in the old Zhihua Temple

Gently blooming pear blossoms in Zhihua Temple bring a prevailing sense of tranquility and peace to the time-honored temple that dates back to the early Ming Dynasty. The temple, located in Lumicang Hutong in east Beijing, is open to visitors on Wednesday mornings for free.
Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2018/4/11 17:59:04

China story of countryside architecture design showcased in Germany

The story of how a Chinese mountainous county, Songyang county in Zhejiang province, revitalized its villages through introduction of modern architecture is currently in exhibition at Berlin-based Aedes Architecture Forum.
Source: Xinhua | 2018/3/20 20:29:39

Xinjiang opens photography exhibition for glacier protection

A photography exhibition has opened in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to call attention to glacier protection.
Source: Xinhua | 2018/3/19 17:51:58

Chinese sports photographer still going strong at 79

Hong Nanli stands just 153 centimeters tall and at 79 years-old this indefatigable grandmother is almost certainly the oldest working sports photographer in China, if not beyond.
Source: AFP | 2018/1/17 17:33:39

Marine ecology photo exhibition held in SE China

A visitor takes photos of a picture displayed during the marine ecology photo exhibition in Taichung, southeast China's Taiwan, Dec. 26, 2017.
Source: Xinhua | 2017/12/28 8:08:19

Mao Zedong photographer Hou Bo passes away at 93

Hou Bo, one of the most famous Chinese photographers, passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. She became known as “the Red Wall photographer” for her numerous photos of chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976).
Source: Global Times | 2017/11/28 18:43:39

Photo exhibition on culture, scenery of China's Gansu held in Taipei

Visitors view pictures at a photo exhibition on the culture and scenery of northwest China's Gansu Province in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Nov. 7, 2017.
Source: Xinhua | 2017/11/8 8:26:50

Highlights of 17th Pingyao Int'l Photography Festival

A visitor views photos at the 17th Pingyao International Photography Festival in Pingyao, one of China's best preserved ancient towns, in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 19, 2017. More than 2,000 photographers from dozens of countries and regions gathered at Pingyao for the festival from Sept. 19 to 25. Over 16,000 photos by photographers in the United States, Britain, France and Sri Lanka among others are on display.
Source: Xinhua | 2017/9/21 14:35:43

Portraits of lotus in China

Photos of lotus have been selected from dozens of candidates in the 4th Lotus Photography Competition. All photos were taken in 2017 by photography enthusiasts. Some featured lotus buds, while some captured a peaceful scene of birds and lotus.
Source: People's Daily Online | 2017/8/10 9:39:47

Back from the brink

If there is anyone who is an authority on Père David's deer, known in Chinese as milu, it has to be Yang Guomei.
Source: Global Times | 2017/7/7 0:45:09

Lotus flower seen at planting base in east China

Photo taken on June 21, 2017 shows a lotus flower at a planting base in Xuyi County, east China's Jiangsu Province.
Source: Xinhua | 2017/6/21 14:20:13