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Photography festival in ancient Chinese city draws 13,961 works

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Visitors view the photos at a photography exhibition held during the 23rd Pingyao International Photography Festival in Pingyao, Shanxi province on Sep 19, 2023. [Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

TAIYUAN — The 23rd Pingyao International Photography Festival kicked off on Tuesday in Pingyao, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site known for its well-preserved ancient architecture, in North China”s Shanxi province.

Themed “New Light, New Orientation” this year, the six-day festival has attracted 13,961 works by over 2,000 photographers from 28 countries.

The festival is divided into five major sections with 16 units. More than 120 educational institutions, 12 of them from overseas, are participating in one of the units, a record high for the festival.

Advocating diversity, internationalism and professionalism, the annual festival, launched in 2001, has attracted over 290,000 photography works from more than 100 countries and regions, and is considered an important platform for cross-cultural communication.

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Photographer captures cool beauty in Jilin province

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Tianchi, or Heavenly Lake, glistens atop Changbai Mountain in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Jilin province. [Photo by Meng Fanying/For chinadaily.com.cn]

With the arrival of midsummer, Changbai Mountain in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Jilin province, welcomes its most beautiful season.

Photographer Meng Fanying recently captured images of Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve, including sunrise and sunset at Tianchi Lake, spectacular waterfalls and flowers blooming all over the mountain.

The reserve is known as a summer holiday destination for people seeking cooler temperatures. It is home to Tianchi, or Heavenly Lake, a crater lake atop Changbai Mountain. It covers nine square kilometers at an altitude of 2,194 meters.

While people around the nation are sweltering in the summer heat, tourists who visit Tianchi Lake can enjoy refreshing cool breezes.

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