Massive international photo fest comes to China's 'Turtle City'

by Raemin Zhang

Pingyao (平遥), an ancient walled city in central China nicknamed “Turtle City,” will turn into a colossal art gallery later this month for the 12th Pingyao International Photography Festival.

Some 13,000 photos from 1,700 international photographers will be displayed throughout the 1,260-square-kilometer county in eight exhibition areas, including a defunct textile mill and a former government office.

As one of China's premier photo fests, this year's event is themed “Regression and Surpassing” (回归·超越) and will run from September 19-25.

"Regression means returning to the essence of photography," said the festival’s art director, Zhang Guotian (张国田). "Surpassing is to go beyond traditional limits and to look for a way of adapting to the digital era."

Zhang said the week-long festival will include 332 exhibitions across Pingyao, showcasing a variety of photography genres under different topics.

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