This morning, the "4th Yanbian International Photography Culture and Tourism Week and the 9th Yanbian International Photography Culture Week" officially kicked off in Longjing City.
Yanbian is located at the junction of China, North Korea and Russia, and is the only Korean autonomous prefecture and the largest Korean ethnic settlement in China. The unique geographical resources and humanistic and natural environment provide an inexhaustible source of creation for the majority of photography artists and photography enthusiasts. As one of the important brand activities of the photography industry in our province, since its launch in 1994, after nearly 20 years of continuous efforts and exploration, Yanbian International Photography Culture Week has received extensive attention and heated discussions from photographers at home and abroad. The integrated development of tourism has made positive contributions to Yanbian to the world and the world to understand Yanbian.
With the theme of "New Era, Colorful Yanbian, Charming Longjing", the photography culture week exhibited more than 1,700 photographic works from all over the world. In the "New Era, Colorful Yanbian, Charming Longjing" photo contest, the first prize, the second prize, the third prize and the excellence award were selectedOutstanding Photographers, Outstanding Works and Outstanding Exhibition Awards were selected in the individual photography exhibition, and the Outstanding Instructor Award and Outstanding Curator Award were selected in the group photography exhibition.
Cui Changfu, the winner of the first prize work "Today's Farmers" and chairman of the Longjing Photographers Association, said that this event further stimulated the creative enthusiasm of local photography artists. It is hoped that this event can provide a new impetus for the development of the tourism economy in Longjing and Yanbian, and provide a new way for cultural brand innovation.
Author: Jilin **Quan**Reporter Zhang Weiguo Zhang Jingyuan.