Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday visited a photo exhibition here featuring the lives of ordinary Chinese people, saying he was excited.

Annan said the visit indeed excited him and some features in the photos represented his own feelings towards China.

Annan's visit to the exhibition in Vienna International Center (VIC) was accompanied by Tang Guoqiang, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna.

Annan also spoke highly of the constructive role china plays in the international affairs.

Before the visit, Annan attended a ceremony as the guest of honor for naming the Kofi Annan Building for tower E of the VIC.

Annan was on a visit to Vienna on Sept. 10-12 at the invitation of the Government of Austria.

The photo exhibition – "Chinese people's life through camera" – is aimed at reflecting the social and economic development in China and the life, work, leisure and entertainment of ordinary people. It also highlights the 5,000-year Chinese civilization and the harmony among ethnic groups in China.

The exhibition, which opened on Monday, is jointly sponsored by China's State Council Information Office and the Chinese delegation to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna.

(Xinhua News Agency September 12, 2007)