04/05/2010

"China through the lens" exhibited in US

Hundreds of photographs have been assembled in an official collection called "China's renowned photographers' Focus on China". Now, the very best of those works are on display in Washington D.C.

The nearly one hundred photos on display were selected from more than 350 pieces taken by nearly 250 Chinese photographers.

Frozen in time, a full round of China and its people is displayed stretching back 6 decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Peng Jiahua, Organizer, said, "We want the American viewers to learn what's happening in China, especially regarding the ordinary people in the photo. They reflect real life of China."


Hundreds of photographs have been assembled in an official collection called "China's renowned photographers' Focus on China".Now, the very best of those works are on display in Washington D.C.(CCTV.com)

The organizer says that the young generation of overseas Chinese will also get the chance to learn about their motherland's culture and history.

The exhibition runs through Wednesday. And if you want to see more, all the works are collected in "China's renowned photographers' Focus on China," published in 2009 by the China Federation of Literary Publishing Corporation, one of the biggest comprehensive artistic and literary publishing houses in China.

(with video) People's Daily Online.

Apr 5, 2010 7:47:26 PM | Art, Current Affairs, Photography

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