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Int'l photography festival kicks off in ancient Chinese city

Xinhua, September 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

The 15th Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) opened on Saturday, attracting more than 2,100 professional and amateur photographers from 30 countries and regions this year, including the United States, Britain and Germany.

More than 17,000 photos will be displayed during the festival.

"China and the West differ in many ways, however, when viewing the works presented by the world at PIP, the barriers of language, culture, tradition and politics fall by the wayside," said Tina Weltz, chairwoman of the Professional Photographers of Canada.

Wei Mingxi, head of Pingyao County, said that the festival illustrates the idea that photography is borderless.

Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, photos that were taken during the war will be displayed under the theme "home and dream", Wei added.

PIP began in 2001. It has attracted nearly 30,000 Chinese and foreign photographers and over 3.7 million visitors. Endi