A Chinese photo exhibition in celebration of the 54th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China opened at the National Museum in Yangon Friday.

The eight-day exhibition is being held under the title of "Beautiful China" and "China's Yangtze River Delta Takes Off."

The photo exhibition, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar and the Myanmar Ministry of Information, will display a total of 105 sheets of photos, of which 60 feature "Beautiful China" and 45 reflect "China's Yangtze River Delta Takes Off".

These photos have demonstrated China's natural landscapes and ancient buildings such as The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Beijing and The Potala Palace, Tibet, which are respectively known as world's ancient heritage.

The photos also exhibit the scenes of economic take-off of Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in more than 20 years after reform and opening to the world.

Along with these photos, 20 Chinese DVD, VCD of feature and documentary films will also be played at the event.

Present at the opening ceremony were Myanmar government officials, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Li Jinjun, foreign diplomats in Myanmar and invited guests from different walks of life in Myanmar as well as representatives of overseas Chinese and Myanmar-Chinese totaling about 200.
 
(Xinhua News Agency September 26, 2003)