聚焦平遥古城──“平遥国际摄影节”九月拉开帷幕

Under the initiative of China Artistic Photography Association and Shanxi Cultural Exchanges with Foreign Countries, Pingyao International Photo Festival will be held from September 20th to 30th this year at the ancient town of Pingyao, a county in Jinzhong Municipality of Shanxi Province. The International Photo Festival is the first worldwide photo trade fair ever held in China. Its main programs include photo stock trading, open－ air evening slide show, workshops and Ancient Ping…     

欧洲摄影界关注大展

A press conference on the upcom-ing Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP), 2003 was held on the evening of May 20 at the auditorium of the European House of Photography in the City of Paris located on the bank of the Seine. 120 or so photographers, rep-resentatives and reporters from Paris-based photo agencies or news media attended the press release. All the attendees expressed their solicitude for the Chinese photographers and some of them raised doubts as to whether this ye…     

中外摄影家再聚平遥交流大舞台又展风采

Approved by the Ministry of Culture, Pingyao International Photo Expo, 2002 will be held in Pingyao from September 20 to 27. There are seven special points in this year's Expo:First is to expand the scope of the exhibition with active participation from foreign and domestic big-name photo studios and well-known photographers. Governments from France, Spain and Russia showed interest in this event; New York-based International Center of Photography, and Swedish Photography Center expressed a     

悠远的咏叹 珍贵的捕捉——感叹晋商老照片

Every viewer at the 2003 Pingyao International Photography Festival could find his or her delight and capture the joy in his or her hearl. Of all the photos on display, those of Shanxi merchants were of the highest appreciating value, the collecting value, and the historical value. It is precisely these yellowish photographs that captured the “instant moment”, which gave the festival an historical dimension that we could not otherwise get.     

法国文化部举办近年中国摄影家作品收藏展

The first major exhibition of photographic works by Chinese pho-tographers and artists collected by the Culture Ministry of France in recent years was opened on May 27 at the Centre Photographique de'Ile-de-France (CPIF). The exhibited works were chosen mainly from among hundred or so photos by 13 Chinese photographers and artists who participated in the last two Pingyao International Photography Festival. The title of the exhibition is "An Edifying and Curious Walk".France, the birth…     

走遍三晋大地 摄尽山西精华──“平遥国际摄影节”创作采风线路精选

To liven up the atmosphere of Pingyao International Photo Festival and help foreign and domestic photographers with their creations and coverage in Shanxi, People's Photo and Shanxi Photographers' Association will arrange eight groups to go to different places of Shanxi for photo opportunities. The eight routes will cover separately Ancient City Pingyao, Courtyards of Shanxi's Merchants, the sacred Wutai Mountains, Datong area, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, the rustic Ningwu an…     

Second International Youth Festival of YangZhou

The Second International Youth Festival was held in Yangzhou from July 27 to 29, 2001.With environmental protection as its maintheme, the festival called on people of all na-tionalities to take care and protect the earth-     

名家开坛 平遥论道——2003平遥国际摄影大展首次设立4个中国摄影论坛

During the festival, four forums, namely the architectural forum, photojournalism forum, portrait forum and scenery forum, were opened in order to facilitate the exchanges between Chinese and foreign photography worlds. It was also a good opportunily for amateurs or photography lovers to have a face-to-face interaction with professionals. The launching of these forums, a bright spot of this year‘s festival, has added luster to the Pingyao International Photography Festival and held a creative significance for the history of Chinese photography.     

An Ancient Town Awakens

World heritage sites such as Pingyao are facing the dilemma of how to balance preservation and commercialization Travel southwest from Beijing, and after about 10 hours on the train and coach, you'll arrive at Pingyao, an old town in Shanxi Province. Nine years ago it was designated as a world heritage site. Visitors have since poured into Pingyao, waking up a town that     

加强和改进山西省的对外宣传工作

In years to come, the first priority of our foreign publicity will be on international cultural exchange with a focus on cultural publicity. Provincially, we should concentrate our work on the marketing of our top "three brands": the Pingyao International Photography Festival; Shanxi in the Evolution of Chinese 为贯彻落实中央精神,加强和改进山西省的对外宣传工作,今后山西的对外宣传工作主要是:加大对外文化交流力度着力推进文化外宣这些年,各地都从各自的实际出发,展开了一系列富有特色的文化交流活动,在…     

An Invitation to the World

The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) will take place on November 5-10, and as the first ever expo in the world with imports as the theme, it will be a big event with an eye on pressing ahead with a new round of opening up at a higher level. This will be a major step in China's resolute support for economic globalization and the country's active opening up of its mar-ket to the world.     

开放：见证平遥古城的世界影响

Small as it is, Pingyao is more often than not mentioned by people with blue eyes, blond hairs and strong noses as Pingyao has become the haunt of foreigners. “Going out” and “Coming in” are the two “wings” of reform and opening, with either of which missing, it is impossible to fly. Now the people of Pingyao, a people of a magnanimous character and open mind, have flung open the city gate, welcoming photographers from all corners of the world and receiving their cultural achievement. At the same time these visiting photographers or exhibitors will bring their work out to the world and subsequently bring Pingyao and its fame to the outside world.     

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Wonderful China - Liu Haixing Landscape Photo Exhibition
The National Art Museum of China raised the curtain on ＂Wonderful China,＂ a showcase of more than 50 works by Liu Haixing, with a formal opening ceremony on May 14, 2009, The exhibition showcases the Great Wall and many other iconic Chinese spots, and features natural sights as welL, such as Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province and Hukou Falls on the border of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. All the works are on sale to the public, with proceeds going to the Project Hope primary schools of Jinggangshan area in Jiangxi Province, Liu Haixing is vice president of Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce.     

The Second International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage：A FEAST OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE,A FESTIVAL FOR CHENGDU,A PARTY FOR THE WORLD

The Second International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, which is known as the ＂Land of Abundance＂ in China, from June 1 to June 13, 2009. Delegations from 40 countries and different cities, autonomous regions and provinces of China participated in the festival＇s various activities. This, together with the International Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Forum attended by the ambassadors to the UNESCO of over 30 countries, the Grand Parade at the opening ceremony and the promotional drives at the festival, turned the event into a true public cultural pageant.     

Is It Appropriate for a County MayorTo Dress Up to Attract Tourists?

<正>During the past National Day holiday (October 1-7), north China’s Shanxi Province presented various tourism programs to attract tourists from home and abroad. The highlight is undoubtedly Pingyao County’s ancient-style ceremony of welcoming visitors. The mayor of the county dressed up as a county official in the Qing Dynasty (1644-     

平遥国际摄影大展——中外文化交流的盛会——中共山西省委常委、宣传部长、2003平遥国际摄影大展组委会主任申维辰访谈录

Pingyao is a symbol of civilization in human history: Its city, listed as a World Heritage Site, is the best-preserved an-cient city of the Han ethnic group with its unique structure and historical landmarks packed with philosophical meanings and showing a brilliant civilization. The "Rishengchang" is where the first Qing money shop in China was located; the "Ming-Qing Street", still bustling today, is a showcase of the glory of Shanxi mer-chant culture in the golden days of yore.Pingyao p…     

A Winter Dreamland

Harbin’s ice and snow festival brightens up the chilly season The glittering white world of snow and ice in Harbin,Heilongjiang Province in northeast China,was transformed into a stunning sight as colorful lights illuminated ice castles and other sculptures at the opening ceremony of the 36 th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival on January 5.     

Songs of Nature in the Mountains： Music of Zhuang in Black

There is an ancient, a mysterious branch of the Zhuang nationality that lives simply and peacefully in a stretch of mountains on China＇s southwestern frontier. The musical debut of this group at the opening ceremony of International Folk Song Festival in Nanning, Guangxi, in November 2011, was a smash hit. The performers＇ jet black clothing, solemn expressions, and heavenly songs unveiled the serenity and holiness unique to the Zhuang in Black.     

文明·发展——2004年平遥国际摄影大展策划方案

Featuring the theme of"Civilizationa d Development" , the2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival(PIP)willcreatea rich and strong culturalclimatewhere there are dynamicinteractionsbetween the localandthe global, between individuality and commonness , reflecting openness and diversity. With an emphasis on findingand promoting new artistsand new work ,itwillgive prominence to new concepts, new perceptions, new skillsand more v…     

Directing Directors

<正>A competition hosted by BJIFF serves as an incubator for the next generation of China’s cinematic talent By Zhao WeiOf the many memorable and moving images from the recent Fifth Beijing International Film Festival(BJIFF),one in particular stood out for its apparent simplicity and yet deep underlying symbolism.At a ceremony to give awards to new movie projects on April 17,the winners and judges were asked to pose together for the obligatory