The golden image reflects the era, and the light and shadow shines on the Xiaohan. On June 18th , the opening ceremony of the 14th China Photography Art Festival and the 5th Swan City-China Sanmenxia Natural Ecology International Photography Exhibition and the 14th China Photography Academy Awards ceremony was held in Sanmenxia Wenbo City. 

Xu Yongjun, member of the Party Group, Vice Chairman and member of the Secretariat of the China Federation of Literature and Art, announced the opening of the 14th China Photography Art Festival. Wang Zhanying, member of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial CPC Committee and Director of the Propaganda Department; Li Ge, Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literature and Art and President of the China Photography Association; Zheng Gengsheng, Secretary of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the China Photography Association; Xu Xiangfeng, Deputy Secretary of the Sanmenxia Municipal CPC Committee and Mayor; Fang Qixiong, Secretary of the Party Group of the Henan Federation of Literature and Art; Zhou Yaoxia, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism; and Wang Qinghua, member of the Standing Committee of the Sanmenxia Municipal CPC Committee and Head of the Propaganda Department, jointly pressed the start button to kick off the event. 

Miao Hong, Deputy Director of the Domestic Liaison Department and first-class inspector of the China Federation of Literature and Art, Wang Chen, Liu Luyu, Li Shufeng, Yang Yuelan, Wu Jian, Song Jing, Xian Yunqiang and Pan Chaoyang, Vice Chairmen of the China Association of photographers, Yu Jian, Wang Yue, Zhu Xianmin, Advisors of the China Association of photographers, Ju Yang, member of the Sub-Party Group and Secretary General of the China Association of photographers, and other retired leaders, and relevant responsible persons of the China Federation of Literature and Art and the China Association of photographers. Liu Hulin, Wang Songzhao, etc.also presented at the opening ceremony. 

Li Ge pointed out in his speech that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China outlined a grand blueprint for comprehensively building a socialist modernized country and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It not only established action guidelines for the development of the Party and the country in the new era and the realization of the second centenary goal, but also pointed out the direction for the prosperity and development of China's photography industry in the new era.

The 14th China Photography Art Festival is a great event that the national photography community earnestly studied and implemented the spirit of 20th CPC National Congress and carried out thematic education of Xi Jingping’s Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a new Era and the spirit of important speech delivered by Xi Jingping at symposium on cultural inheritance and development. Creating more excellent photography works with Chinese characteristics and highlighting the Chinese spirit is an unshakable mission and responsibility of photographers in the new era. We believe that with the joint efforts of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Propaganda Department of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the China Photographers Association, and the Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee and Government, the 14th China Photography Art Festival will be held as a photography festival with strong characteristics, high standards, and great influence, and it’s also a grand event where the public widely participates in and shares the cultural achievements of photography.

We believe that the majority of photographers will keep up with the firm pace of the new journey in the new era with a strong historical initiative to innovate and create passionately in a unique way of photography art, and promote the prosperity and development of photography. It is hoped that the majority of photographers will take the successful holding of the 14th China Photography Art Festival as a new starting point, consciously undertake the mission of "holding the flag, gathering the hearts of the people, educating new people, revitalizing culture and exhibiting the image", record the magnificent journey of the new era with heart and soul so as to make new and greater contributions to building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation.

 Xu Xiangfeng, the mayor, delivered a welcoming speech. On behalf of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, and the people of Sanmenxia, he warmly welcomes all leaders, guests, and friends, and expresses sincere gratitude to people from all walks of life who have cared about and supported the development of Sanmenxia. He said that in recent years, Sanmenxia has deeply studied and implemented the spirit of 20th CPC National Congress, earnestly carried out 

important discourse on cultural and art work delivered by Xi Jingping. We unswervingly follow the green transformation and innovation-driven high-quality development of resource-based cities, start with the construction of photography culture highland, make every effort to build a strong cultural city, and continue to expand the cultural tourism economy. In particular, with the strong support of the China Photographers Association, the cultural brand of "China Sanmenxia Natural Ecology International Photography Exhibition" is well-known at home and abroad, and the four "national brand" photography golden signs including the Hometown of China Photography, the China Photography Art Museum, the China Photography Art Festival, and the China Photographers Association Training Center have settled in Sanmenxia. The photography economy of "production, study, research, tourism and exhibition" has developed vigorously, and Sanmenxia has achieved perfect integration with photography art and shined brightly.

   In Sanmenxia, you can use the camera to interpret the brilliant Chinese civilization. Yangshao culture and Laozi culture meet and blend here, which nourished the Chinese spirit and cultural heritage; You can use the camera to depict the most beautiful clear waters and green mountains. Here, the winding Yellow River ripples with blue waves, several hundred miles of beautiful corridor stretches, and the green corridor of the thousand mile city is full of vitality. It is the only "natural oxygen bar" city in the Yellow River Basin; You can witness the surging development vitality through the lens. A number of innovative platforms such as Zhongyuan Key Metal Laboratory are operating substantively, and "little giants" and "specialized, and innovative" enterprises are emerging in competition. Sanmenxia is accelerating to become a nationally influential new city for materials and a high-end manufacturing city. We sincerely look forward to all photography artists focusing their lenses on this beautiful land, embarking on a journey of photography and participating in a grand event of light and shadow in the midst of clear waters and green mountains, and in the cultural atmosphere. We will promote the ecological beauty, humanistic charm, and development effect of Sanmenxia to the whole country and the world, and make new and greater contributions to telling the story of beautiful China and writing the chapter of the times.

The leaders and guests attending the opening ceremony and award ceremony presented the winners with the honorary certificate of the award-winning works at the China Sanmenxia Natural Ecology International Photography Exhibition; They presented the China Photography Golden Award to 19 photographers, including two in the commercial photography category, eight in the artistic photography category, and 9 in the documentary photography category; They also presented the "China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Lifetime Achievement Award (Photography)" to Zhang Chongxiu and Jiang Duo, two photography artists. The opening ceremony and award ceremony were hosted by former famous host Zhou Tao of CCTV and host Ding Qixuan of Henan Radio and Television. Numerous literary and artistic workers performed original songs and dances such as "Punching in Sanmenxia" and "Yangshao Tao Niang".

 The China Photography Art Festival is the earliest, long-lasting, and influential photography festival approved by the central government. It is an important platform for promoting the exchange and display of Chinese photography art, which played an important role in leading creativity and recommending talents. It has set up a stage for outstanding contemporary Chinese photographers to showcase their outstanding talents; The China Photography Golden Award, as the highest individual achievement award in the field of photography art nationwide, is the highest praise for the artistic achievements of both moral and artistic photographers and photographers. Since obtaining the hosting rights for the 12th to 17th China Photography Art Festival, Sanmenxia has successfully hosted the 12th and 13th China Photography Art Festivals, which accumulated rich experience in organizing large-scale photography festival exhibitions and received high praise from the photography industry and various sectors of society.

The theme of this festival exhibition is "Sailing on a New Journey, Creating Brilliance with Golden Statues". It is hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Propaganda Department of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the China Photographers Association, and is organized by the Henan Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Sanmenxia Municipal People's Government. The festival arranged a total of six main activities, including the opening ceremony of the 14th China Photography Art Festival and the 5th Swan City - China Sanmenxia Natural Ecology International Photography Exhibition, as well as the 14th China Photography Golden Award ceremony; 11 large-scale photography exhibitions; The unveiling ceremony of the Yellow River Wedding and Tourism Photography Base; The launching ceremony of the construction of "Photography Town"; Photography academic activities such as face-to-face golden portraits and the "2023 Documentary Photography Special Training Course"; click! "Photographers and media reporters walked into Sanmenxia to investigate the collection activities.