26th Pingyao International Photography Festival Opens in Ancient City

On September 19, the 26th Pingyao International Photography Festival opened in the ancient city of Pingyao, Jinzhong, Shanxi, under the theme "Openness, Integration and Innovation—Building Dreams with Light." It displays over 20,000 works by more than 2,600 photographers from 34 countries and regions and 21 Chinese provinces, organized into five sections and 15 units across four venues: the county government office, the former diesel engine plant, the former cotton mill and the Confucian temple. Works from 115 domestic and international schools participate, plus over 200 short videos, photo albums and handmade photo books, alongside a "Long March Retold" themed exhibition and a new "Images…