Pingyao International Photography Festival events-Photo Album-ccnpic


	Shanxi that is one of important birthplaces of Chinese civilization is acclaimed as “Museum of Chinese Ancient Architecture” and “Chinese Ancient Art Treasury.” Thanks to its 119 major historical and cultural sites under state protection, Shanxi now ranks first in China. Pingyao, as a famous ancient city, is the sole ancient city with the Hans’ style in China listed as a World Cultural Heritage. Initially founded in the Western Zhou Dynasty (C.1100-771.B.C.), the ancient city wall of Pingyao with nearly 3,000 years of history, at present, basically keeps the original appearance of city wall constructed in early Ming Dynasty. Apart from the city wall, there are a number of draft banks, Wushu houses, pawnshops, shops and more than 400 well-preserved siheyuanr in the ancient city of Pingyao that wholly consists of the ancient city walls and moats, old streets, and ancient architectural complex. In 2001, we firstly held the Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) according to the international practice, supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Information Office of the State Council and Shanxi provincial Party committee and government. Pingyao’s unique feature is to mingle with simple and unsophisticated folkways as well as various photographic activities via the domestic and international connection and the traditional and modern interaction, which has created a great sensation at home and abroad. Therefore, the organizing committee resolved that the PIP should continuously be held in Pingyao, Shanxi on September 15-22 of this year, approved by the Ministry of Culture. In 2002, the PIP attracted a great deal of well-known photographers from France, the U.S., Spain, Denmark, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Japan and Korea. 30 exhibitions (18 groups) held by them were first on show in China and 65 domestic exhibitions (33 groups) were exhibited at the same time, which highlights the theme of “China in the Century” as a whole. We picked out some fine works from several thousands of photos to compile an album in order to record the splendid twinkling. In 2007, the PIP attracted a great deal of well-known photographers from 47 contury and 20 exhibition helder entryed. Thet exhibited 10000pes photo. show in China which highlights the theme of “Olympic and luck China” as a whole. We picked out some fine works from several thousands of photos to compile an album in order to record the splendid twinkling. [Back]