The 2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival is scheduled to open from September 16 through 22 in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, China. To add international dimensions to the PIP festival, a delegation se...The 2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival is scheduled to open from September 16 through 22 in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, China. To add international dimensions to the PIP festival, a delegation sent by the organizing committee flied to Japan and held a flurry of events in Kyodo, Tokyo and Hokkaido, including the Shanxi the Beautiful exhibition, the press conference of The 2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival, programs named as Sino-Japanese Photographic Art Exchange and Photo Creation in Japan. These activities publicized China as well as Shanxi, raised the profile of the PIP festival in Japan and promoted the photography exchange between China and Japan. And more importantly, they gave an international reach and lent a rich and diversified flavor to this years festival. It was the first time that Shanxi had held such publicity programs in Japan, following successful promotional activities conducted in recent years in a dozen countries in Europe and North America. And these events have been well received by Japanese colleagues.展开更多
There is a variety of performances and parades in every street and lane in Pingyao during the festival, which surely adds color to the events of the festival, The forums, workshops, bars and tea houses are good venues...There is a variety of performances and parades in every street and lane in Pingyao during the festival, which surely adds color to the events of the festival, The forums, workshops, bars and tea houses are good venues for people to exchange views. The inhabitants of Pingyao seem to have regarded the festival, now into its third edition, as an increasingly inalienable part of their life, as photography and the festival are slowly, imperceptibly transforming their life.展开更多
文摘The 2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival is scheduled to open from September 16 through 22 in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, China. To add international dimensions to the PIP festival, a delegation sent by the organizing committee flied to Japan and held a flurry of events in Kyodo, Tokyo and Hokkaido, including the Shanxi the Beautiful exhibition, the press conference of The 2004 Pingyao International Photography Festival, programs named as Sino-Japanese Photographic Art Exchange and Photo Creation in Japan. These activities publicized China as well as Shanxi, raised the profile of the PIP festival in Japan and promoted the photography exchange between China and Japan. And more importantly, they gave an international reach and lent a rich and diversified flavor to this years festival. It was the first time that Shanxi had held such publicity programs in Japan, following successful promotional activities conducted in recent years in a dozen countries in Europe and North America. And these events have been well received by Japanese colleagues.
文摘There is a variety of performances and parades in every street and lane in Pingyao during the festival, which surely adds color to the events of the festival, The forums, workshops, bars and tea houses are good venues for people to exchange views. The inhabitants of Pingyao seem to have regarded the festival, now into its third edition, as an increasingly inalienable part of their life, as photography and the festival are slowly, imperceptibly transforming their life.
